LE HOMARD
Genre
Satiric, Science Fiction, Romance
Language
VOSTF
Duration
119
Rating
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Set in a dystopian near-future, the film introduces us to David (Colin Farrell), a man whose wife has just left him. In this society, being single is illegal. Newly single people are taken to a hotel where they have 45 days to find a new romantic partner. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing. David chooses to become a lobster if he fails—because lobsters live for over 100 years and remain fertile for life.
“Lanthimos, whose supremely singular fifth feature — his first in English — takes his ongoing fascination with artificially constructed community to its dizziest, most Bunuelian extreme to date. A wickedly funny protest against societal preference for nuclear coupledom that escalates, by its own sly logic, into a love story of profound tenderness and originality, this ingenious lo-fi fantasy is a cinephile's delight." (VARIETY)
Directed by
Yórgos Lánthimos
Actors
Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece
Version
Original w/French subtitles
Release year
2015
Original title
The Lobster