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The Lobster

"An unconventional love story..."

R 2016 · 1h 59m · Drama, Comedy, Romance
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In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

Theatrical
May 13, 2016
Box Office
$15.7M
Budget
$4.0M
Return
3.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 2, 2016
Theaters
1
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Producers
Rory Gilmartin, Simon Arnal, Caroline Benjo
Studio
Scarlet Films, Haut et Court, Eurimages, Lemming Film, Element Pictures, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Greek Film Centre, Faliro House Productions, Limp, Film4 Productions, Protagonist Pictures
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Monitoring Relationships for Success
Hotel Manager We wish you every success and we hope, you will return to the city as a couple.
The Limping Man I'm very happy.
Nosebleed Woman Me, too.
Hotel Manager Congratulations The course of your relationship will be monitored closely.by our staff and by me personally. If you encounter any problems, any tensions, any arguing, that you cannot resolve yourselves, you will be assigned children. That usually helps, a lot.
Measuring Love on a Scale
Loner Leader Do you love her?
Campari Man With all my heart.
Loner Leader How much do you love her? On a scale of 1 to 15.
Campari Man 14.
Loner Leader 14 is a very impressive score. He loves her very much indeed. Who do you think we should kill? Who will be able to live on their own better? You. If this woman dies, do you think you will manage on your own or will you get involved with someone else?
[pause]
Campari Man No. I can live alone, she cannot... I like sitting in the room. Relaxes me. Calms me. I like it a lot. I can definitely live on my own.
Desire for Silence Amidst Chaos
David What happened?
[as the Biscuit Woman screams in pain in the distance]
Heartless Woman She jumped from the window from 180. There is blood and biscuits everywhere.
David I hope she dies right away. On second thought, I hope she suffers quite a bit before she dies. I just hope her pathetic screams can't be heard from my room, because I was thinking about having a lie down, and I need peace and quiet. I was playing golf, and the last thing I need is some woman dying slowly and loudly.
[he pauses]
A Quiet Place for Reflection and Finality
Loner Leader Can you imagine why I brought you to this quiet place today?
David No.
Loner Leader Because I think it's the perfect spot for your grave.

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