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The Lobster (2015)

Film
DirectorYorgos Lanthimos
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Figures

Locations
  • The Hotel's rules and procedures (45-day deadline, the Hunt).
Form & technique
  • The characters' deadpan, monotonous performance style.
Tropes
  • The mandatory "defining characteristic" used for pairing (e.g., limp, lisp, short-sightedness).
  • The characters' stilted, formal, and non-expressive dialogue.