The actress’s second partnership with Yorgos Lanthimos, after The Favorite, in 2018, the production hits theaters and is nominated for 11 categories at the 2024 Oscars
Poor Creaturessecond partnership between the director Yorgos Lanthimos and the actress Emma Stoneafter The favorite, from 2018, arrives in Brazilian cinemas starting this Thursday, February 1st. Nominated for 11 categories at the 2024 Oscars, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress, the film is based on the book of the same name written by Alasdair Gray and released in 1992.
In history, stone interprets Bella Baxteran adult woman, but with the mind of a child, the result of an abominable creation by Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe, The headlight). Imprisoned by her creator, she is eager to discover the world, ready to learn more about its beauty and find more happiness beyond small daily pleasures.
Taking advantage of the innocence of Bellathe lawyer Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight: Secrets Revealed) manages to convince her to escape a marriage contract with the young student Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef, Mr. Robot: Hacker Society), organized by its creator, and travel the world by his side, discovering the wonders he wanted so much, without knowing that, even outside the mansion of God, a woman’s life in society is still a prison. Watch the trailer:
With script Tony McNamarawho also worked on The favorite with Lanthimos It is stone, Poor Creatures still has Vicki Pepperdine (Magic Mike: The Last Dance), Hanna Schygulla (Peter von Kant), Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show), Margaret Qualley (maid), Kathryn Hunter (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) It is Christopher Abbott (The Crowded Room) in the cast.
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