The Lobster

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The Lobster is a 2015 absurdist dystopian black comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, set in a world where single people must find a romantic partner within a strict deadline or be transformed into animals.

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instanceOf absurdist film
black comedy film
dystopian film
film
romantic film
awardReceived Jury Prize at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Thimios Bakatakis
countryOfOrigin France
Greece
Ireland
United Kingdom
director Yorgos Lanthimos
distributor A24
Picturehouse Entertainment
editedBy Yorgos Mavropsaridis
filmFestivalPremiere Cannes Film Festival
surface form: 2015 Cannes Film Festival
filmingLocation County Kerry
Dublin
Ireland
genre absurdist fiction
black comedy
dystopian
romantic comedy-drama
hasTagline An unconventional love story by Yorgos Lanthimos
mainCastMemberRole Colin Farrell as David
Léa Seydoux as Loner Leader
Olivia Colman as Hotel Manager
Rachel Weisz
surface form: Rachel Weisz as Short-Sighted Woman
mainCharacter David
MPAARating R
musicBy Beethoven
Jani Christou
Dmitri Shostakovich
surface form: Shostakovich

Igor Stravinsky
surface form: Stravinsky
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Colin Farrell)
originalLanguage English
plotSummary In a dystopian society, single people are sent to a hotel where they must find a partner within 45 days or be transformed into an animal of their choice.
producer Ceci Dempsey
Ed Guiney
Lee Magiday
Yorgos Lanthimos
productionCompany Element Pictures
Faliro House Productions
Lemming Film
Scarlet Films
publicationDate 2015
releaseDate 2015-05-15
runtimeMinutes 119
screenwriter Efthimis Filippou
Yorgos Lanthimos
sectionScreenedAtFestival Cannes Film Festival
surface form: Cannes Film Festival main competition
setting dystopian near-future society
starring Angeliki Papoulia
Ariane Labed
Ashley Jensen
Ben Whishaw
Colin Farrell
Jessica Barden
John C. Reilly
Lea Seydoux
surface form: Léa Seydoux

Michael Smiley
Olivia Colman
Rachel Weisz
theatricalReleaseRegion Greece
Republic of Ireland
surface form: Ireland

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
theme authoritarianism
conformity and individuality
loneliness
romantic relationships
social pressure to couple

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Rachel Weisz notableWork The Lobster
Colin Farrell notableWork The Lobster
Ben Whishaw notableWork The Lobster
Olivia Colman notableWork The Lobster
Lea Seydoux notableWork The Lobster
subject surface form: Léa Seydoux
Lea Seydoux appearsIn The Lobster
subject surface form: Léa Seydoux
John C. Reilly notableWork The Lobster
Michael Smiley notableWork The Lobster
Element Pictures notableWork The Lobster
Element Pictures produced The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos notableWork The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos directed The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos screenwriterOf The Lobster