Dynamic Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ lastest project, "Poor Things", got a rapturous reception at after it world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, with an ovation timed at 10 minutes and 37 seconds.
Stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo were not in attendance for the debut of the pic, owing to the SAG-AFTRA strike, but that didn’t stop the crowd inside the Sala Grande from honoring the director.
"Poor Things" is a story of “love, discovery and scientific daring” set in the Victorian era, based on an adaptation of Alasdair Grey’s novel of the same name.
Stone plays Belle Baxter, a Frankenstein-like woman who is brought back to life after her brain is replaced with that of her unborn child.
She stars opposite Dafoe, who plays the brilliant, yet unorthodox, scientist who resurrects Belle from the dead. Her ghostly pale skin in the trailer hints at her character’s predeceased origins.
“Poor Things” also features Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn, Jerrod Carmichael as Harry Astley, Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless, and Christopher Abbott as Sir Aubrey de la Pole Blessington.
The movie also stars Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba, and Wayne Brett.
Lanthimos directed and produced “Poor Things” from a screenplay by Tony McNamara.
“Poor Things” also marks the second of three collaborations between her and Lanthimos. In 2018, she starred in his period drama “The Favourite”.
She is also among the cast for Lanthimos’ upcoming movie “And,” alongside Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Shafer.
“Poor Things” was produced by Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, with the Irish/U.K. film company developing the project with Film4. Lanthimos and Stone, in association with her Fruit Tree Banner, will also produce.
The movie, like Stone and Lanthimos’ previous collaboration, "The Favourite", is expected to be a contender in this year’s award season after announcing its world premiere at Venice.
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