The Lobster Page #4

Synopsis: A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Yorgos Lanthimos
Production: A24 Films
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 31 wins & 71 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
82
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
2015
119 min
$9,078,073
Website
3,437 Views


You like Martini

I think we're a match

Yes, I think so too

The keys to the double room, please

I wish you the best of the luck, we

all wish you the best of the luck

Do you normally sleep on the left

side of the bed or the right?

The right, you?

The left, perfect

Should I shut off the light

or would you like to read?

I like to read, does light bother you?

No

I'm not bothered by light or noise

I'm deep sleeper

Hello

Hello

Congratulation

Thank you

This is our new daughter,

her name is Elizabeth

Elizabeth, give this nice man a

kiss, he is a friend of mine

The last thing I want right now

is a kiss from silly little girl

Come on, you know

Don't cry, you should thank me, Elizabeth

Now you have a limp and would

be more like your father

Good morning

Good morning

I killed your bother

I left him to die very slowly

He may not be dead yet as now we speak

I was kicking him for ages

Doesn't matter

He whined a little the strangest

kind of bark, something like this

Must have been from pain

You didn't hear anything?

No

You really are deep sleeper

Would you like some coffee?

I love some

As soon as I wash my

face and brush my teeth

I can't wait to hear that story you

promise to tell me last night...

about that student of yours in the

university, and his awful final project

It's really very funny story

His name is Ryess

R-y-e-s-s, Ryess

It is not tear, just water,

I just washed my face

I knew you were lying

I can't understand why you did it

When you know as anyone...

that relationship can

not be built on the lie

We're going to the hotel manager right now,

and you'll get the punishment you deserve

What's the punishment for this

They turn you into animal

no one wants to be

I saw you patner went back that way

He looked frantic

Is everything ok?

At first he wanted to kill her in

some horrible and painful way...

like the death she inflicted on his brother

He thought about kicking her in

the stomach over and over again

And then stabbing her in the

same spot in the stomach

Then he thought there wouldn't be much

point because she's already unconscious...

and wouldn't feel any pain

from the kick or the knife

You have to shoot me, so they

don't suspect I helped you

A hotel maid helped him

He couldn't understand why she did it

So he decided to turn her into a animal

He dragged her to the room

with transformation took place

I asked him many times what sorts

of animal he turn her into

But he always give me the same answer

"That's none of your concern"

That night he left the hotel...

once and for all

He began to run without

knowing where he was heading

But he was heading to us

This was the start of his new life

Back then, he didn't know how

much it hurts to be alone

How much it hurts when you can not reach

to rub pain relieve ointment on your back

And you're constantly in pain

Find him in the woods,

he escaped from hotel

Are you a doctor by any chance?

No

That's a pity

We need a doctor around

We had one, but they caught

him a couple of months ago

I'm a achitect

That's ok, so welcome

You can stay with us for

as long as you like

You can be a loner until the day

you die, there is no time limit

Thank you very much

Anyway, any romantic or sexual relations...

between loners are not permitted

And any such acts are

punished, is that clear?

Can I have a converstation with someone?

Of course you can, so long as there

is no flirting or anything like that

That apply to dance nights as well

We all dance by ourselves

That's why we only play electronic music

What happened to you mouth

He can't speak, he's getting the red kiss

What's the red kiss?

We slash his lips with razor

and lips of another loner, then

force them to kiss each other

That was couple of days ago now

But the cuts are deep,

so they're still in pain

They were flirting, you know

Some punishments are worse

than other punishments

Having your thumb cut is worse

than having you head shaved

And having a hot boiled

egg under you arm pit...

is worse than having you leg kicked

The punishment I'm afraid of isn't

the red kiss but another one

It is called the red intercourse

I have never seen it happened

But it's not difficult to

imagine what it is means

Oh my God, I'm so afraid of it

Move

Hide

Move

Hide

That was the first time I saw him

He was hiding behind a tree close to mine

He seems quite presentable

The next day, in the city

He found out that I was shortsighted too

That night in my sleep, I dreamed...

we lived in a big house

together in the city...

with large and well lit kitchen

And I was wearing dark blue trousers...

and tight green blouse

And he took my clothes off

and f*** me up the ass

And as he was f***ing me, a

thug came into the kitchen...

and took the steak knife

from the second drawer...

and attacked us, stabbing

the knife into our belly...

one by one

I woke up terrified

Try harder

Don't give up, you know you

should've been more careful

Try harder, or they'll find you...

and you would be turning

into a animal, a weak one

We must get to move on now

It's really too dangerous to stay here

If you manage to free yourself, run

as fast as you can, and come find us

If you manage to free yourself, but

think you'll die from bleeding

Go straight to your grave

Have you dug your own grave?

Yes

Very good

That's enough for now

I'm going to go hunting for truffles

They are delicious and quite rare

A kilo can fetch a lot of money

You're going to need a pig

they are impossible to find out otherwise

I know

Don't be long

Gonna get them back in 50 minutes

Hello David

Hello Robert

What you did to that woman is dreadful

She killed my brother

I would've done the same

thing if she killed you

You, you're like a brother to me

Oh you're my best friend of the whole world

I don't think I'm your best

friend of the whole world

You used to spend much time with John

Oh, who's John?

John, the limping man

Oh yeah

I didn't even remember

his name, or his face

You're the one I think of

whenever I need a friend

Nevertheless, did John make it?

They're getting ready for the yacht

All begin this week

Everyone said they're going to

make it as perfect suited...

and a child could help them

pass the fighting and arguing

That's great

You're not thinking coming back?

You know if you told the hotel

manager about your brother

She probably forgive you

No, it's really nice to be on your own

There is no one tying you down

You listen to music whenever you like,

You masturbate whenever you want

Go for a walk whenever you like,

have a chat whenever you like

I don't miss companionship at all

I just miss you, because

you're my one true friend

Are you gonna shoot me?

I'm afraid so, I only have two days left

What did you said?

I can't understand what you speak

I'm gonna shoot you, I

only have two days left...

and I need more time

Do you actually believe another

day would make a difference?

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Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos (Greek: Γιώργος Λάνθιμος, Giorgos Lanthimos; born 1973) is a Greek film, video, and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. more…

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