The Lobster

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Colin Farrell

David

Rachel Weisz

Short Sighted Woman

Olivia Colman

Hotel Manager

Léa Seydoux

Loner Leader

Michael Smiley

Loner Swimmer

Ariane Labed

The Maid

John C. Reilly

Lisping Man

Ben Whishaw

Limping Man

Angeliki Papoulia

Heartless Woman

Jessica Barden

Nosebleed Woman

Emma O'Shea

Nosebleed Woman's Best Friend

Ashley Jensen

Biscuit Woman

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Doctor

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Anthony Dougall

70 Year Old Waiter

Anthony Moriarty

30 Year Old Waiter

Sean Duggan

Guard Waiter

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Roland Ferrandi

Loner Leader's Father

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Imelda Nagle Ryan

Loner Leader's Mother

Jacqueline Abrahams

Donkey Shooter

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James Finnegan

Bald Man

Crew

Art

• Vasilis Marmatakis Graphic Designer
• Jacqueline Abrahams Production Design
• Jessica Timlin Assistant Art Director
• Mark Kelly Art Direction
• Vasilis Marmatakis Title Designer

Camera

• Thimios Bakatakis Director of Photography
• Despina Spyrou Still Photographer
• David Doherty Clapper Loader
• Aislinn McDonald Digital Imaging Technician
• Oisín Kelly Key Grip
• Ciaran Maginn Camera Trainee
• Shane Deasy Focus Puller

Costume & Make-Up

• Sarah Blenkinsop Costume Design
• Lucy Browne Makeup Artist
• Eileen Buggy Hair Designer
• Sharon Doyle Makeup Designer
• Tara O'Halloran Makeup Artist
• Cassandra Steyn-Taylor Wardrobe Supervisor
• Zoë Gibney Makeup Trainee
• Anna Grönerus Hairdresser

Crew

• Christos Voudouris Thanks
• Ariane Labed Thanks
• Emma Condren Stunts
• Aoife Byrne Stunts
• John McKenna Armorer
• Jim Walsh Property Master
• Giedrius Nagys Stunt Coordinator
• Kyriacos Karseras Translator
• Isabelle Miller Translator

Directing

• Yorgos Lanthimos Director
• Dave Moran Script Supervisor
• Owen Magee First Assistant Director
• Miriam Ferguson Assistant Director
• Lisa Kelly Second Assistant Director
• Mike Hayes Third Assistant Director

Editing

• Yorgos Mavropsaridis Editor
• Conor Mackey First Assistant Editor
• Eoin McGuirk First Assistant Editor
• Jack Kuiper Digital Intermediate
• Danny van Spreuwel Dialogue Editor

Lighting

• Barry Conroy Gaffer

Production

• Caroline Benjo Associate Producer
• Rory Gilmartin Executive Producer
• Simon Arnal Associate Producer
• Milan Ueffing Associate Producer
• Emer O'Shea Production Assistant
• Ceci Dempsey Producer
• Lee Magiday Producer
• Cait Collins Line Producer
• Joost de Vries Co-Producer
• Ed Guiney Producer
• Leontine Petit Co-Producer
• Tessa Ross Executive Producer

Sound

• Yorgos Mavropsaridis Music Editor
• Ronnie van der Veer Foley
• Danny van Spreuwel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Amy Ashworth Music Supervisor
• Simon Carroll Sound Effects Editor
• Johnnie Burn Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Johnnie Burn Sound Designer
• Johnnie Burn Supervising Sound Editor
• Johnnie Burn Music Editor
• Joe Mount Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects

• Olivier Cauwet Visual Effects Supervisor
• Kristina Prilukova Visual Effects Producer
• Pierre Buffin Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Efthimis Filippou Writer
• Yorgos Lanthimos Writer

Photos