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

The waiters lead David and his dog from the house to the coach.

Scene 6 of 123 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 3 min into a 1:28 film

The story so farBefore scene 6

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.

Scene 1
A woman calmly shoots a donkey, introducing the story’s abrupt violence toward animals.
Just before
Scene 3
David dresses slowly and leaves his slippers; female V.O. says his brown shoes are best and calls the other man very handsome.
Scene 4
David returns downstairs and sees a shortsighted man eating a tuna-mayonnaise sandwich; action says he is not handsome while female V.O. describes his shoes and food.
Scene 5
When the waiters ask, David’s wife identifies him as the man she is breaking up with; he declines the book and says he is ready.
Scene 6
This scene

6EXT. TOWN ROAD - MORNING

The waiters lead David to a coach. The dog follows them and gets into the vehicle with David.