director: Yorgos Lanthimos
With: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, a.o.
In a dystopian near-future state, single people are arrested and transferred to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a suitable mate within 45 days. If they fail, they will be transformed into the animal of their choosing and sent into The Woods. With 'The Lobster' Lanthimos symbolizes the coming of age of the Greek Weird Wave.
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YORGOS LANTHIMOS (1973): O Viasmos tis Hlois (1995, short), Despina Vandi: Deka Entoles (1997), My Best Friend (2001), Uranisco Disco (2002, short), Kinetta (2005), Dogtooth (2009), Alps (2011), Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013), The Lobster (2015).
