--- product_id: 31996671 title: "The Lobster [DVD + Digital]" price: "€ 21.23" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/31996671-the-lobster-dvd-digital store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # The Lobster [DVD + Digital] **Price:** € 21.23 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Lobster [DVD + Digital] - **How much does it cost?** € 21.23 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/31996671-the-lobster-dvd-digital) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Welcome to the hilarious and far-out world of The Lobster, where singles must find their mate within forty-five days or be forever changed into an animal of their choosing. Review: Tales of ordinary dystopia. Amazing! - The film opens with thirtysomething David (Colin Farrell)—Kafka's Joseph K.’s screen double—being left by his wife for another man and subsequently taken to a fancy seaside resort. As David is subjected to peculiar check-in rituals (registration of his sexual orientation and confiscation of his personal belongings), it becomes clear that this is no ordinary Holiday Inn but a severely administered open prison. The hotel management compels its single guests to find mates during their short stay, or else be transformed into animals. David chooses to become a lobster if he doesn’t succeed: “Lobsters live over a hundred years and stay fertile all their lives,” he explains. For Lanthimos, this is not a random choice of beast: his lethargic protagonist is like a crustacean struggling to survive in rough waters. The hotel epitomizes the modern disciplinary institution, operating simultaneously as school, asylum, and hospital. Daily theatrical demonstrations in a ballroom extol the benefits of marital life to the guests, while physical experiments hinder sexual fulfillment. Navigating this dreadful routine, David encounters law and punishment, and even public torture: a lisping man (John C. Reilly) is burnt with a toaster in the middle of the cafeteria because he has repeatedly engaged in masturbation in his room. Some guests resort to lying and hide behind make-believe relationships to save their skins. David briefly adopts this strategy but, after a traumatic experience, flees into the woods where he begins to live among the Loners, a group of anarchic fugitives opposed to sex and love. Survival instincts catapult David from a community that forcibly injects emotion to another that banishes it and numbs the individual. Though their principles are at odds with each other—one is a capitalist institution that marginalizes loneliness while the other is a civic society that promotes it—their tactics are similarly despotic and both inflict atrocious punishments upon disobedient members. In each case, the only thing that’s permissible is conversation. And it is by striking up a few conversations with David that one elegant Loner (Rachel Weisz, who also delivers the film’s voiceover) steals his heart away. In this half-mythical, half-surrealistic portrait of an innocent Everyman’s confrontation with a cold-blooded system, Lanthimos achieves a level of audience identification that his previous films had failed to bring about. Alternating between melancholic and aggressive string compositions by Beethoven and Shostakovich respectively, he conveys David’s turbulent inner life and his growing sense of helplessness against power structures that want to strip him of his humanity. Lanthimos’s mise en scène is vibrant, meticulous, unsentimental, and effective. That unsentimental quality can also alienate the viewer; in the end, David remains as much a stranger to us as he does to himself and his lover. Crushed by the violently tragic predicament in which his would-be companion finds herself, he retreats to his existential bubble and becomes ghostly, un-readable, and almost devoid of emotion. Lanthimos leaves us with a feeling of cosmic loneliness, and the idea that, even between lovers, there are insurmountable rifts—a void that can never be filled. Blu-ray has good "making of" features (cast and crew) and audio commentary track. Review: The Movie Succeeds Too Well (Not A Spoiler) - The Lobster is an idiosyncratic, quirky, unconventional view of a sexual dystopia. The premise is that in a undefined future people find partners at a resort where, if they do not find a partner within a specific time, they turn into an animal of their choice. They are then released to the forest where they are hunted like any other animal. What follows is not a spoiler, because more than anything else, this movie is an experience, albeit a moody one. This movie is a terrific downer. There is a constant overcast in outside scenes (it was filmed in Ireland). The emotional aspect of meeting, finding, or courting a partner is completely absent. Sex with the maids are mandatory and is performed like a factory production line. There is no joy of sex. There is no excitement of expectation at dances. Every aspect of finding a partner is considered a chore, with a constant realization that if one is not found — ironically, the resort must consider the partnering to be “genuine” — you are going to be turned into an animal, hunted and killed. Colin Farrell’s introduction to the resort resembles being inducted into the army. It is no future I would want to be a part of. Still, every aspect of this movie is terrific. The acting, direction and every other aspect of the movie is masterful. The supporting roles are strong. John C. Reilly, especially, is good. This cannot be considered a “feel good” movie — because it definitely will NOT. This movie will not cheer you up. It will, however, make you feel grateful that you are living, for all its faults, in present times and not in the future depicted in the film. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Angeliki Papoulia, Ariane Labed, Ashley Jensen, Ben Whishaw, Ceci Dempsey, Colin Farrell, Ed Guiney, Jessica Barden, John Reilly, La Seydoux, Lee Magiday, Michael Smiley, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Yorgos Lanthimos Contributor Angeliki Papoulia, Ariane Labed, Ashley Jensen, Ben Whishaw, Ceci Dempsey, Colin Farrell, Ed Guiney, Jessica Barden, John Reilly, La Seydoux, Lee Magiday, Michael Smiley, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Yorgos Lanthimos See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,158 Reviews | | Format | DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Genre | Drama | | Initial release date | 2016-05-13 | | Language | English | ## Product Details - **Genre:** Drama - **Format:** DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen - **Contributor:** Angeliki Papoulia, Ariane Labed, Ashley Jensen, Ben Whishaw, Ceci Dempsey, Colin Farrell, Ed Guiney, Jessica Barden, John Reilly, La Seydoux, Lee Magiday, Michael Smiley, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Yorgos Lanthimos - **Initial release date:** 2016-05-13 - **Language:** English ## Images ![The Lobster [DVD + Digital] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JTgehPd2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tales of ordinary dystopia. Amazing! *by A***. on January 14, 2020* The film opens with thirtysomething David (Colin Farrell)—Kafka's Joseph K.’s screen double—being left by his wife for another man and subsequently taken to a fancy seaside resort. As David is subjected to peculiar check-in rituals (registration of his sexual orientation and confiscation of his personal belongings), it becomes clear that this is no ordinary Holiday Inn but a severely administered open prison. The hotel management compels its single guests to find mates during their short stay, or else be transformed into animals. David chooses to become a lobster if he doesn’t succeed: “Lobsters live over a hundred years and stay fertile all their lives,” he explains. For Lanthimos, this is not a random choice of beast: his lethargic protagonist is like a crustacean struggling to survive in rough waters. The hotel epitomizes the modern disciplinary institution, operating simultaneously as school, asylum, and hospital. Daily theatrical demonstrations in a ballroom extol the benefits of marital life to the guests, while physical experiments hinder sexual fulfillment. Navigating this dreadful routine, David encounters law and punishment, and even public torture: a lisping man (John C. Reilly) is burnt with a toaster in the middle of the cafeteria because he has repeatedly engaged in masturbation in his room. Some guests resort to lying and hide behind make-believe relationships to save their skins. David briefly adopts this strategy but, after a traumatic experience, flees into the woods where he begins to live among the Loners, a group of anarchic fugitives opposed to sex and love. Survival instincts catapult David from a community that forcibly injects emotion to another that banishes it and numbs the individual. Though their principles are at odds with each other—one is a capitalist institution that marginalizes loneliness while the other is a civic society that promotes it—their tactics are similarly despotic and both inflict atrocious punishments upon disobedient members. In each case, the only thing that’s permissible is conversation. And it is by striking up a few conversations with David that one elegant Loner (Rachel Weisz, who also delivers the film’s voiceover) steals his heart away. In this half-mythical, half-surrealistic portrait of an innocent Everyman’s confrontation with a cold-blooded system, Lanthimos achieves a level of audience identification that his previous films had failed to bring about. Alternating between melancholic and aggressive string compositions by Beethoven and Shostakovich respectively, he conveys David’s turbulent inner life and his growing sense of helplessness against power structures that want to strip him of his humanity. Lanthimos’s mise en scène is vibrant, meticulous, unsentimental, and effective. That unsentimental quality can also alienate the viewer; in the end, David remains as much a stranger to us as he does to himself and his lover. Crushed by the violently tragic predicament in which his would-be companion finds herself, he retreats to his existential bubble and becomes ghostly, un-readable, and almost devoid of emotion. Lanthimos leaves us with a feeling of cosmic loneliness, and the idea that, even between lovers, there are insurmountable rifts—a void that can never be filled. Blu-ray has good "making of" features (cast and crew) and audio commentary track. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Movie Succeeds Too Well (Not A Spoiler) *by J***R on March 26, 2016* The Lobster is an idiosyncratic, quirky, unconventional view of a sexual dystopia. The premise is that in a undefined future people find partners at a resort where, if they do not find a partner within a specific time, they turn into an animal of their choice. They are then released to the forest where they are hunted like any other animal. What follows is not a spoiler, because more than anything else, this movie is an experience, albeit a moody one. This movie is a terrific downer. There is a constant overcast in outside scenes (it was filmed in Ireland). The emotional aspect of meeting, finding, or courting a partner is completely absent. Sex with the maids are mandatory and is performed like a factory production line. There is no joy of sex. There is no excitement of expectation at dances. Every aspect of finding a partner is considered a chore, with a constant realization that if one is not found — ironically, the resort must consider the partnering to be “genuine” — you are going to be turned into an animal, hunted and killed. Colin Farrell’s introduction to the resort resembles being inducted into the army. It is no future I would want to be a part of. Still, every aspect of this movie is terrific. The acting, direction and every other aspect of the movie is masterful. The supporting roles are strong. John C. Reilly, especially, is good. This cannot be considered a “feel good” movie — because it definitely will NOT. This movie will not cheer you up. It will, however, make you feel grateful that you are living, for all its faults, in present times and not in the future depicted in the film. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can Fascism and Love Co-Exist ? *by P***N on June 5, 2016* I saw "The Lobster" when it first came out in the theatres in Washington, DC. This is not a comedy. It is not a fantasy and It is not about sex. I have not seen a more profound indictment of Fascism and Hedonism since "Animal Farm". This is an intensely sad, emotional and angry film. The Lobster is merely a metaphor, as it could have been a peacock or a wolf or a termite. The layers of metaphors and indictments of fascist behavior, inhumanity, lost meaning in love and marriage, dead interpersonal communication and a very sarcastic take on the Cowboys and Indians theme. Imagine "The Prisoner" and "Animal Farm" as done by a Greek Director. The performances were all stellar. This is Colin Farrell's finest performance to date. Rachel Weisz was incredible. The palpable feeling of loneliness, anger, frustration, injustice and lack of identity begins from the first frame. Do not see this film if you are in happy mood; it will not help. If this is Director Yorgos Lanthimos' prediction for the future of mankind, then maybe we should all be lobsters, as the joke in the end, if there is one, is on us. Watch this film as if it was the last day of your life and ask yourself, what would you do the night before. A masterpiece, a work of art, and a brilliant, but very sad, commentary on where love has gone and has not returned. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Lobster [DVD + Digital] - The Killing of a Sacred Deer [DVD] - FAVOURITE, THE --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.it/products/31996671-the-lobster-dvd-digital](https://www.desertcart.it/products/31996671-the-lobster-dvd-digital) --- *Product available on Desertcart Italy* *Store origin: IT* *Last updated: 2026-06-13*