Label

The lobster

Statement of responsibility

A24 ; Film4, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board, Eurimages, the Netherlands Film Fund, Greek Film Centre and BFI present ; in association with Protagonist Pictures ; an Element Pictures, Scarlet Films, Faliro House, Haut et Court, and Lemming Film co-production ; in association with Limp ; with the participation of CANAL+ and CINE+ ; with the participation of Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et du Développement International and Institut Français ; directed by Yorgos Lanthimos ; written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou ; produced by Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey and Yorgos Lanthimos

Contributor

Actor

Cinematographer

Bakatakis, Thimios

Costume designer

Blenkinsop, Sarah, (Costume designer)

Editor of moving image work

Mavropsaridis, Yorgos, 1954-

Film director

Lanthimos, Yorgos, 1973-

Film producer

Presenter

Production company

Production designer

Abrahams, Jacqueline

Publisher

Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Screenwriter

Subject

Genre

Language

eng
eng
spa
eng
eng

Summary

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obligated to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Thimios Bakatakis ; edited by Yorgos Mavropsaridis ; executive producers, Sam Lavender, Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross ; production designer, Jacqueline Abrahams ; costume designer, Sarah Blenkinsop

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for sexual content including dialogue, and some violence

Language note

English dialogue with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.L62 2016

NLM call number

49964

NLM item number

Lionsgate

PerformerNote

Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, Ben Whishaw

Runtime

119

Technique

live action

The lobster

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The lobster

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The work The lobster represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.