The “poor things” in the title of the Greek director’s film are the women subjected to an eternal, ever-changing, and renewable system of oppression and identity stripping, robbing them of agency and will.
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Steam technology blended with fantastical elements, pseudo-Victorian costumes interwoven with contemporary fashion. The film everyone’s talking about is also a new plunge into the world imagined by H.G. Wells & Co.
‘Poor Things’ by Yorgos Lanthimos, a tale of insatiable appetite for life, blending gothic and visionary styles in a stunning cinematic feast
Dr. Baxter, disfigured by experiments, creates Bella from a suicidal woman and her unborn child’s brain in Lanthimos’s dark, society-questioning film
Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ at Venice Film Festival: Emma Stone’s transformative role blurs lines of reality and art, challenging societal norms
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