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The Lobster


Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos


2016 | Greece/UK | 118 minutes | R



Screening

Friday, October 28, 2016, 7pm

Matinee

Saturday, October 29, 2016, 3pm

Screening

Saturday, October 29, 2016, 7pm



After his wife leaves him, David (Colin Farrell) is sent to a hotel for single adults and urged to find a new significant other within 45 days -- if he fails, he will be transformed into an animal of his choosing. David eventually meets a runaway from the hotel (Rachel Weisz), and the two begin a secret romance. Léa Seydoux, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ben Whishaw, and John C. Reilly co-star. This absurdist dystopian comedy is the first English-language feature from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth), and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

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