peared into a void upon taking
their vows, forbidden from leaving the house, joining in social
engagements only when accompanied by an event like the
baptism of a child or, heaven
forbid, somebody else’s bloody
wedding. And who in their right
mind would want to spend eternity with one person? Yes, the
single and the married enjoy
outwardly cordial relations, but
we secretly hold each other in
contempt.
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Greek oddball auteur Yorgos
Lanthimos examines this cold
war through the lens of dystopian sci-fi in his black as coal
comedy The Lobster, set in a
near future where being single
is outlawed. In this world, those
who find themselves alone are
shipped off to a remote hotel and given 45 days to find a
mate among their fellow ‘criminals’. Failure to do so results in
them being turned into an animal of their choice.
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