Poor Things Is Insane And It's Great

Reynard and Daniel talk about the latest movie from Yorgos Lanthimos, which is just as normal as the rest of his movies!

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Poor Things is a 2023 sci-fi-comedy film[5][6] film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Tony McNamara. It stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael.[7] Based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, the plot follows Bella Baxter, a young woman in Victorian London, who is resurrected by a scientist following her suicide and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.

Poor Things premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2023, where it won the Golden Lion. It was released in the United States on December 8, 2023, and in Ireland and the United Kingdom on January 12, 2024, by Searchlight Pictures. The film was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review and has grossed $51 million worldwide. It was nominated in 11 categories at the 77th British Academy Film Awards and the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Picture, and won two Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Stone.