The Lobster · written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou · 2015

David meets the blinded woman; she admits the leader caused it, and he promises they will find a way forward.

Scene 107 of 123 · ≈ 1 min on screen · First scene of act three

David
Shortsighted Woman

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:18 into a 1:28 film

The story so farBefore scene 107

After his wife leaves him, David has 45 days to find a partner at a hotel or become an animal; he escapes, falls for a shortsighted loner, and must decide whether to surrender his sight so they can stay together.

Scenes 1–15
David moves from his broken home into the hotel, where couplehood is imposed as the norm.
Scenes 16–24
He must find a partner before the 45-day limit turns him into an animal.
Scenes 25–62
He participates in the hunt, attempts a false match, then escapes into the woods.
Scenes 63–84
He adapts to loner customs and cautiously begins a connection with Shortsighted Woman.
Scenes 85–100
They build a secret language and plan to leave the loner community together.
Just before
Scene 104
The doctor anaesthetizes Shortsighted Woman and lays out scalpels instead of the promised laser equipment.
Scene 105
The doctor returns Shortsighted Woman with her eyes bandaged, then whispers to the Loner Leader that she is blind, as requested.
Scene 106
The Leader tricks the blind Shortsighted Woman into thinking she is fighting her; Shortsighted Woman stabs Loner Narrator, then the Leader presses a small razor blade into her fist.
Scene 107
This scene

107EXT. THE WOODS - DAY

David meets with Shortsighted Woman. She sits on a rock. She has taken the bandages off and wears sunglasses. She tries to act calm.

DAVID

Did you have a nice time in town?

SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN

Sure.

DAVID

What happened to your hand?

SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN

I was cutting a tree branch with a

knife, and cut myself by accident.

You look handsome today. Did you

get your hair cut?

DAVID

Thank you. No, I didn’t get a

haircut, I’m going to have my hair

cut today. Look what I brought you.

SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN

Thank you very much. I’m so hungry,

I’ll eat it right away.

David is momentarily puzzled.

DAVID

It’s a bigger flashlight.

SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN

I’m sorry, it’s so big I thought it

was a rabbit. It’s the biggest

flashlight I’ve ever seen.

DAVID

Are you ready for tonight?

Shortsighted Woman decides to drop her act.

SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN

Of course I am. I want to tell you

something but please don’t get

angry.

DAVID

What happened?

SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN

I can’t see a thing. I’m blind.

DAVID

What do you mean?

SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN

There’s no point lying to you,

you’ll find out sooner or later.

I’ve lost my sight. Loner Leader

blinded me this morning, in town.

She must have realised that I love

you and you love me and that we

were going to leave for the town.

DAVID