Feature
Poor Things
Winner of two Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Winner: Emma Stone)!
Winner! Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
2023, 141 Minutes, Rated R, Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
-
“Non-stop bonkers brilliance…sheer bedazzlement. Emma Stone is stupendous.”
– David Rooney, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER -
"Poor Things itself is an equally – and brilliantly – surprising hybrid: a feminist coming-of-age story, monster movie and bawdy, foul-mouthed sex romp that the Greek alchemist has somehow forged into a masterpiece."
- Philip De Semlyen, TIME OUT -
"No other mainstream director today is making movies this visually bold and brilliantly realised."
- Raphael Abraham, FINANCIAL TIMES -
“It’s Lanthimos’ finest movie so far, a strange, gorgeous-looking picture that extends generosity both to its characters and the audience.”
– Stephanie Zacharek, TIME MAGAZINE -
“’Poor Things‘ is an uproarious and absolutely hilarious look a female self-discovery with career best work from Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos.”
– Joey Magidson, AWARDS RADAR -
"“The best movie of the year! Reuniting with Lanthimos after ‘The Favourite,’ Stone gives the performance of a lifetime…constantly astonishing.”
– Christy Lemire, ROGEREBERT.COM