POOR THINGS
Description:
A wonderfully odd concoction courtesy of Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, POOR THINGS is a provocative, delightful tale of a reanimated adult woman, Bella Baxter, with the brain of a baby who begins to explore the world and find herself in a steampunk version of 19th Century England. Working with largely the same team as his previous film, THE FAVORITE, including genius longtime editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Lanthimos has created a tale of female empowerment that crackles with wit from Tony McNamara’s screenplay and a career-best performance from the chameleonic Emma Stone. And enough cannot be said about the work of Mavropsaridis whose sharp, unpredictable style brings out the best in everyone’s work, culminating in one of 2023’s very best films.
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Guest Bio:
Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE, is an editor best known for his collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos on such films as POOR THINGS, THE FAVORITE (Oscar nom), THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, and DOGTOOTH, among many others.