Project Detail

Poor Things

Synopsis

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.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival - In Competition - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year: 2023
Type of film: Features
Running time: 141 min
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone
Executive Producer: Daniel Battsek, Ollie Madden
Editor: Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Screenwriter: Alasdair Gray (based on the novel by), Tony McNamara (screenplay)
Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan
Production Designer: James Price, Shona Heath
Sound: Sound Designer: Johnnie Burn
Composer: Jerskin Fendrix
Principal cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Suzy Bemba, Jerrod Carmichael, Kathryn Hunter, Vicki Pepperdine, Margaret Qualley, Hanna Schygulla
Costume Designer: Holly Waddington

Genre

Drama Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Element Pictures

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London
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Sales Company

Searchlight Pictures

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