A new trailer has been released for black comedy Poor Things, starring Emma Stone.
Official premise:
'A young woman, Bella, is brought back to life by her guardian, the scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Initially naïve, Bella is eager to learn about the world around her, albeit under Baxter's protection. Wanting to see more, she runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, and travels across continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella demands equality and liberation.'
It is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos of The Lobster and The Favourite fame and was written by Tony McNamara. It is based on the novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray.
Poor Things premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2023, where it won the prestigious Golden Lion award.
Critics have been almost universal in their praise for the movie so far, with Stone's performance the highlight for many.
Indeed, she is already one of the front-runners to win the Best Actress Award at the Oscars, though those nominations are yet to be announced.
For Stone, it was liberating for her to play someone, so, well, liberated.
"It's such a fairy tale, and a metaphor—clearly, this can't actually happen—but the idea that you could start anew as a woman, as this body that's already formed, and see everything for the first time and try to understand the nature of sexuality, or power, or money or choice, the ability to make choices and live by your own rules and not society's—I thought that was a really fascinating world to go into," she explained previously.
"Even though Bella has obviously been through trauma in her life, it just isn't there for her now. She was the most joyous character in the world to play, because she has no shame about anything. She's new, you know? I've never had to build a character before that didn't have things that had happened to them or had been put on them by society throughout their lives. It was an extremely freeing experience to be her."
Poor Things cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter and Hanna Schygulla.
Poor Things trailer
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