directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos, year: 2023
actors: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef

Poor Things follows Bella Baxter, a young woman revived by a brilliant, mercurial scientist after a grim tragedy. With a body reimagined and curiosity unbound, she traverses late-19th-century Europe, testing the boundaries of love, independence, and social expectation. As Bella pursues self-determination amidst gothic wit and surreal spectacle, Lanthimos crafts a lush, provocative tale about desire, power, and identity, blending dark humor with mythic imagery and emotional truth.

Excess, Drama, Historical Fantasy, Dark Comedy, Period Piece