Super-Weird Black Comedy, and Deafening Sound of Music (The Lobster / The Sound of Music) #28
In this episode we examine the directing genius of Yorgos Lanthimos in The Lobster. We identify how certain cinematic elements help create a deliberate unsettling experience for the audience. In our second scene choice, we review how the absence of a soundtrack is used to create dramatic tension during the family's harrowing escape scene in The Sound of Music.
The Lobster
- Watch Scene 1 on YouTube (0:00 - )
- Watch Scene 2 on YouTube (0:00 - )
- Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
- An excellent video essay about why Yorgos movies are so weird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pPGeVkBYrU