Kinostart: Poor Things

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Poor Things is a drama by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe.

In Yorgos Lanthimos' sci-fi romance Poor Things, Emma Stone's recently deceased Bella is brought back to life by the Frankenstein-like Willem Dafoe and undergoes an astonishing evolution towards personal freedom.

Complete plot and information about Poor Things

The disfigured scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) achieves the unbelievable when he breathes new life into the deceased Bella (Emma Stone) in the course of his unorthodox experiments. Even though her body and mind are not completely in harmony at first, the young woman is eager to learn as many new things as possible. But sheltered in the home of the unusual genius, she can only progress so far on her path to her own identity.

For the necessary worldliness, Bella finally runs away with the devious lawyer Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo) and experiences an adventure spanning several continents. Detached from the prejudices of her time, she stands up for equality and freedom and thus achieves great personal development.

Background & info on Poor Things

Poor Things was the second collaboration between director Yorgos Lanthimos(The Lobster) and screenwriter Tony McNamara(Cruella) after the historical film The Favourite (2018). The film won the main prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2023: the Golden Lion.

Poor Things was adapted from the novel of the same name by Scottish author Alasdair Gray, which was published in 1992 and deals with Scotland's colonial history in a Frankenstein-like setting in 19th century Glasgow. His Godwin 'God' Baxter not only had the god in his name, but also implanted his Bella with the brain of her own unborn child.

After The Favourite and the short film Bleat, Poor Things was actress Emma Stone's third time in front of the camera for Yorgos Lanthimos. (ES]