Synopse
Society in the not-too-distant future, in which living together is of paramount importance. Singles are arrested and taken to an institution called "The Hotel". Here, they have 45 days to find a suitable partner. If they fail, they are turned into the animals of their choice and released into the woods. David (Colin Farrell) manages to escape The Hotel into the forest, but here The Loners are in charge. The dogma of their restrictive regime is solitude. Partnerships are strictly forbidden. But David falls in love with a woman (Rachel Weisz) – thus breaking the rules. With biting humour, The Lobster tells its story in the form of a dark, sinister fable and won this year's Jury Prize at Cannes.
Regie
Since his film Dogtooth (2009), YORGOS LANTHIMOS (*1973) has been recognized as a powerful, idiosyncratic voice in European genre cinema. The Lobster (2015) was nominated for an Oscar for best screenplay and was shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG as was his last film The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017).
Info
Original Title: The Lobster
International Title: The Lobster
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: English OV with German subtitles
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenplay: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Cast/Protagonists: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, Ben Whishaw
Production country: United Kingdom (Great Britain), Netherlands, Greece, Ireland, France
Year of Production: 2015
Length: 118 min
Producer: Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey, Yorgos Lanthimos
Production company: Element Pictures
Cinematography: Thimios Bakatakis
Editor: Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Music: Amy Ashworth
Production Design: Jacqueline Abrahams
World Sales: Protagonist Pictures
Distributor: Susan Senk
