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The Lobster (2015)

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · Cinematography by Thimios Bakatakis

R119 min64 frames

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An unconventional love story...

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The Lobster (2015) movie still: medium — The interior of a wooden yacht cabin features beige upholstered seating and a dining table. Three people…The Lobster (2015) movie still: wide — A large hotel meeting room is filled with rows of chairs facing a stage. A woman at a lectern speaks to an…The Lobster (2015) movie still: medium — A dense patch of dark evergreen trees stands in a thick forest setting. A man holding a rifle stands in the…The Lobster (2015) movie still: medium — The interior of a crowded bus shows passengers seated in rows under overcast light. Each occupant is…The Lobster (2015) movie still: wide — A multi-lane highway stretches toward a distant modern city skyline under an overcast sky. A white van moves…The Lobster (2015) movie still: wide — A modern city street bordered by large glass-fronted buildings and a landscaped patch. Three professionals in…The Lobster (2015) movie still: medium — A woman sits in a patterned upholstered armchair placed before a large window. She wears a grey suit jacket…The Lobster (2015) movie still: wide — A dense woodland area features a massive, ancient tree with sprawling, exposed surface roots. Two people rest…The Lobster (2015) movie still: medium — A bleak, windswept hillside features dry grass and bare, leafless trees against distant mountains. A man in…The Lobster (2015) movie still: medium — A man sits in a booth at a diner with green upholstered benches. He occupies the frame while conversing…The Lobster (2015) movie still: wide — A wide shot shows a rocky shoreline adjacent to a dark, calm lake. A man and a woman in business attire run…The Lobster (2015) movie still: wide — Four people in business suits walk along a path beneath a large concrete bridge. The site is bounded by tall…The Lobster (2015) movie still: wide — A dimly lit hotel room features floral wallpaper and framed floral artwork above a bed. A woman aims a…The Lobster (2015) movie still: closeup — A dense forest environment with thick moss growing on a fallen log. A young woman looks toward the sky…The Lobster (2015) movie still: closeup — A cramped, excavated hole in the earth lined with exposed roots and loose soil. A man in a military jacket…The Lobster (2015) movie still: wide — A man and a woman in formal business attire walk along a remote road. They pass a stone wall with mountains…
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The Lobster — official trailer

What is The Lobster about?

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

The Lobster is a 2015 absurdist black comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Yorgos Lanthimos, from a screenplay by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou. It stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Michael Smiley, and Ben Whishaw. The film follows a newly single bachelor who moves into a hotel with other singles, who are all obliged to find a romantic partner within 45 days; otherwise, they will be transformed into animals.

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What does the cinematography of The Lobster look like?

Across 63 sampled frames, The Lobster builds its coverage from medium shots (44% of the sample), with wide compositions (38%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis keeps 67% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture.

What is the color palette of The Lobster?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Lobster (2015) are #2e302e, #50524d, #adb2ad, #90948e, #d0d4d1, #72766f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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