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

David and Shortsighted Woman walk behind the leader, exchange small talk, and worry that their intimacy has been noticed.

Scene 98 of 123 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

David
Shortsighted Woman

Act oneAct two

Begins 1:11 into a 1:28 film

The story so farBefore scene 98

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.
Just before
Scene 95
David and Shortsighted Woman synchronize two CD players and dance while the songs drift out of sync.
Scene 96
The narrator explains the handstand, head turns, and gestures the lovers use to speak privately among the loners.
Scene 97
At the Loner Leader’s parents’ home, David and Shortsighted Woman kiss; the leader interrupts and demands they respect the performance.
Scene 98
This scene

98EXT. TOWN STREET - MORNING

Loner Leader and Loner Swimmer go on ahead. David and Shortsighted Woman follow behind. They regret being so intimate at the gathering. David tries to read Loner Leader, to figure out if she suspects them or not.

DAVID

We were great today, weren’t we?

Maybe even better than last time.

Loner Leader says nothing. They walk quickly.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Didn’t her parents sing and play

beautifully?

SHORTSIGHTED WOMAN

It was wonderful.

David and Shortsighted Woman smile but seem worried.