After wowing international audiences with "Dogtooth" and "Alps," Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos made his English-language debut at Cannes this year with "The Lobster," and the result was our runaway favorite film of the festival. Set in a strange world where single people are sent to a hotel where, if they fail to find a partner within 45 days, they’re turned into an animal of their choosing, the film’s a mix of Bunuel and Charlie Kaufman, a "surprisingly moving, gloriously weird love story" that’s also one of the funniest films of the year.
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And now you can get your first proper look at it, as The Guardian have just premiered the first full trailer for the film. Showcasing the excellent cast (Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly, Olivia Colman, Lea Seydoux, Ariana Labed, Aggeliki Papoulia, Jessica Barden, Ashley Jensen and Michael Smiley) and Lanthimos’ skewed sense of humor and impeccable eye for an image, it’s pretty representative of the movie, and as such, is pretty great.
"The Lobster" is about to head to TIFF, the NYFF and the LFF before opening in UK cinemas on October 16th — there’s no firm word on a U.S. release date yet. Watch the trailer below.
pretentious is the go-to buzzword for all those who lack the critical thinking skills to analyze a piece of art they do not comprehend or do not care to comprehend. you know you\’re dealing with a dullard as soon as that word rears its bastardized head.
i love it when people call things they don\’t get but other people like "pretentious".
cannot wait to see this
This looks absolutely fantastic. Lanthimos is a genius.
enrique — I suppose you\’ve not seen any Roy Andersson or Apichatpong Weerasethakul — which is why you think this looks original and beyond \’average audiences\’.
Oh look here are the average movie watchers that already calling a film outside the Hollywood formula "pretentious" sigh. Average audiences are pretty much dead.
If by terrible and pretentious you mean amazing and interesting than yes it does look like that. The Lobster > Jurassic World/MCU
Totally Doris. Lanthimos is a tryhard.
sorry but that looks totally pretentious and just really annoying..!
This looks terrible.
This kind of movie seems right for Colin Farrel. Just look at what he has done before, the small comdedies like In Bruges are great movies but the big ones like Daredevil or Alexander are shit.
I hope it\’ll get a Belgian release.