Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe in the first look of “Poor Things,” the new Yorgos Lanthimos

Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (crab And Favorite) will present this year his new movie entitled Poor things. The feature film will present performances by the artists Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark RuffaloAnd Jroud Karmichi and Ramy Youssef. It has been described as a story loosely based on the classic tale Frankenstein. This Friday, the first images from Searchlight Pictures arrived.

According to the official synopsis, “The film centers on the stunning story and fascinating development of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the world she lacks, Bella runs away With Duncan Wedderburn (Ruffalo), a shrewd and savvy lawyer, she embarks on an amazing transcontinental adventure. Freed from the prejudices of her time, Bella becomes steadfast in her resolve to champion equality and liberation.”

The next Lanthimos movie written by Tony McNamara (the great And Cruella), who was also behind a script Favorite. The latter was critically acclaimed at the time and brought a win for Olivia Colman at the 2019 Academy Awards, and also co-starred Stone and Rachel Weisz. hypothesis Poor things Depends on Poor creatures! Youth Circles by Dr. Archibald McCandless, Public Health OfficerA novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray published in 1922.

Author cinema that characterizes Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos is an Athenian director who has become an important figure in independent cinema. In 2009, he won the “Un Certain Regard” section of the Cannes Film Festival for dog Follow Favorite. But his big moment came in 2015 with the release of crabStarring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz. Two years later, he surprised the public The sacrifice of the sacred deer.

in 2018, Favorite It was one of the high-profile films in the Oscar race, as it took a historical story centered on Anne of Great Britain and turned it into crazy scenarios connected to the Stewart family’s late reign in the British Crown.

Lanthimos’ productions have been heavily analyzed by professional critics, but summarizing his style in one genre is more than complicated by the originality and extravagance of his introductions. It can be classified under the cinema of the authors. Other features that unite their projects are their frequent collaborators: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and many others.

Poor things It will hit theaters in the United States on September 8, 2023.

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