Emma Stone reunites with Yórgos Lánthimos
With Poor creatures by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone once again he left his mark. The film was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival while the actress was crowned Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Film at the Golden Globes. In it, she plays Bella Baxter, brought back to life by a scientist (played by Willem Dafoe). A kind of rereading of Frankensteinthe feature film adds to this the fact that it is the brain of a newborn that is grafted into Bella’s adult body.
Emma Stone collaborates again with Yórgos Lánthimos, four years later The favorite (2019). Their understanding was essential to this film. Especially because the feature film contains many sex scenes. In fact, if Bella initially behaves like a child, her mind evolves and quickly reaches the mental age of a young adult. She therefore experiences her sexuality for a good part Poor creatures.
The importance of sex scenes in Poor creatures
During the presentation of the film at the Venice Film Festival, IndieWire he had written that the film presents “more hot sex and nudity than you’ve probably seen in a studio film for a long time“. Justified scenes, because Bella has to learn everything about the world around her. And her discovery of sexuality brings the film to a feminist discourse, as the director explained during the film’s press conference in Venice. Sex scenes originally important in ‘Alasdair Gray novel on which the film is based, because it’s about it the heroine’s freedomand therefore also his sexual freedom.
For me it was very important not to make a modest film, because it would have completely betrayed the main character. We had to be confident and, once again, like the character, not feel ashamed.
A vision shared by Emma Stonewho discussed the importance of these scenes during an interview with GamesRadar+. It highlights Bella’s evolution through these sequences which ultimately turned out to be quite entertaining for her.
Even though most people react a lot to these (scenes) because they seem more intense, they were actually quite okay. I was ready to do them because they seemed absolutely necessary for Bella’s journey and growth. And they are very clinical and often very funny, at least for me.
Trust between the director and his actress
Due to her condition, the heroine has no modesty and to best embody it Emma Stone had to accept it.don’t be ashamed of your body, of your nakedness“, added the director. The actress understood Yórgos Lánthimos’ approach perfectly and she trusted him.
The great thing about Emma is that we have now completed four films together (including a short film and an upcoming film, ed.). Things are moving faster. As soon as I started saying what I just explained to you, she said, “Yes, of course, I get it, she’s Bella.”
However, the director made sure to minimize the number of people present to shoot these scenes. A way for him to make sure more comfort and privacy for its actress. The presence of the intimacy coordinator Elle McAlpine was also fundamental for the realization”things are much easier for everyone“.
Emma and the actors she was rehearsing with, Mark Ruffalo, with whom she had done several sex scenes, were all familiar during rehearsals.
Very choreographed and simple scenes
Comments confirmed by the actress Poor creaturesthat he always told GamesRadar+ that he had foundvery comfortable“to shoot these sequences thanks to the atmosphere of the shoot.
This was done each time in a small room with very few people. And we had an amazing intimacy coordinator. In some ways, these scenes were easier to shoot than others because they were very choreographed and simple.
Finally, these sequences were carefully prepared by Yórgos Lánthimos e in direct collaboration with Emma Stone.
We sat down with Emma and brainstormed together. What kind of position would they have here? What kind of things would they do there? What is missing from the sexual experience and the different desires of people that we must represent to sufficiently represent human desire and its particularities?.
Poor creatures is to be discovered in cinemas onwards January 17, 2024.
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Source: Cine Serie
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