*WINNER OF 5 2024 BAFTAS*
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the tale of the 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.
Searchlight Pictures presents POOR THINGS, directed by Academy Award® Nominee Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, The Lobster). Written by Academy Award® Nominee Tony McNamara (The Favourite) based on the novel by Alasdair Gray, the film is produced by Academy Award® Nominee Ed Guiney p.g.a. (The Favourite, Room), Andrew Lowe p.g.a. (The Eternal Daughter, The Souvenir: Part II), Yorgos Lanthimos p.g.a. and Emma Stone p.g.a. Academy Award® Winner Stone (The Favourite, La La Land) stars alongside Academy Award® Nominee Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse, The French Dispatch), Academy Award® Nominee Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight, Foxcatcher), Golden Globe® Winner Ramy Youssef (‘Ramy’, ‘Mr. Robot’), Christopher Abbott (Black Bear, Possessor), Primetime Emmy® Award Winner Jerrod Carmichael (‘The Carmichael Show’), Hanna Schygulla (The Edge of Heaven), Kathryn Hunter (The Tragedy of Macbeth), and Primetime Emmy® Award Nominee Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, ‘Maid’). The director of photography is Academy Award® Nominee Robbie Ryan, BSC, ISC (The Favourite, C’mon C’mon), the production designers are James Price (Judy) and Shona Heath, with costume design by Holly Waddington (Lady Macbeth, War Horse), and Hair, Make-up & Prosthetics by Academy Award® Nominee Nadia Stacey (The Favourite, Cruella). The composer of original score is Jerskin Fendrix, the editor is Academy Award® Nominee Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE (The Favourite, The Lobster), and the set decorator is Zsuzsa Mihalek (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
“Everything in it – every frame, every image, every joke, every performance – gets a gasp of excitement.”
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
“Emma Stone’s raunchy gothic comedy is unlike anything you’ve seen in years”
Telegraph
“Oscar winner Emma Stone plays a dead woman brought back to life by a mad scientist who embeds her unborn baby’s brain in her head”
Independent
“Emma Stone's beguilingly bonkers performance is worthy of an Oscar - I give it FIVE STARS! writes BRIAN VINER”
MailOnline
“Emma Stone has turned in maybe her richest, most interesting, utterly fearless performance yet.”
Empire
