We welcome back Jen and Dave from The Family Tree podcast for Episode #013 this time it’s Jen’s choice and she picked Yorgos Lanthimos’ 2015 dystopian “romantic comedy” The Lobster.
Treading a thin line between tragedy and comedy with its moments of absurdity and bleak violence The Lobster is the most requested film choice by our guests – for us this was a welcome re-watch.
Featuring a stellar cast including, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Lea Seydoux, John C. Reilly and Ben Whishaw (!) and a career best from the often patchy Colin Farrell The Lobster can be viewed as a film of two parts (a perfect opportunity for the important tea break!)
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Scores
| Episode Crew Name | Recommendability Score | Repeat Viewing Score | Small Screen Score | Engagement Score | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh | 4.5 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Dave | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 4 | 4.075 |
| Helen | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Kobi | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.125 |
| AVERAGE | 4.85 | 3.975 | 3 | 3.875 | 3.9 |
Summed up as a magical realist film the guests and host recommend it – particularly as an introduction the occasionally surreal world of international cinema – scoring highly on the small screen viewing.
Episode #013 Crew Links
Thanks to the Episode #013 Crew of Dave and Jen from The Family Tree @familytreepod and Getting Better Acquainted @GBAPodcast
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Dave Pickering can be found on Twitter at @Goosefat101 and Jen Adamthwaite @jadamthwaite
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The Soundtrack for Lobster mainly consists of Orchestral Score including Beethovens “String Quartet No1 in F Major” which we have included as well as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Kylie “Where The Wild Roses Grow”
More about The Lobster
For more The Lobster, you can visit The Lobster IMDB page here or The Lobster on Rotten Tomatoes page here.
@LobsterFilm Yorgos Lanthimos
Jacqueline Abrahams @authorjabrahams
Rog Ashton-Griffiths @ashtongriffiths
Jessica Barden @RealJessyBarden
Olivia Colman @OColmanFans
Ben Wishaw
Roland Ferrandi @roland_ferrandi
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