First trailer of POOR THINGS, the new from Yorgos Lanthimos: She’s alive!

2023-05-16 08:17:02

Yorgos Lanthimos, one of the most interesting contemporary filmmakers admired for his challenging filmography, is finalizing a new work that will be ready to see the light in the second half of the year. After proposals as risky as Canine (2009), ‘Alps’ (2011), Lobster (2015), The sacrifice of a sacred deer (2017) or period drama The favourite (2018), with which she achieved ten Oscar nominations and the statuette for best actress for Olivia Colmanprepara poor creatures (Poor things). Based on the novel of the same title by Alasdair Graysupposes a revision of the myth of Frankenstein and of the fairy tales, among them Beauty and the Beastthrough the incredible story of the fantastic evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman who is brought back to life with the brain of her own unborn baby by the brilliant scientist Godwin Baxter, a “man of monstrous ugliness”.

The first preview of the film by the Greek filmmaker, unveiled this week by Searchlight Picturesshows the fantastic and less realistic tone of poor creaturesas well as the keys to the eccentric characters, one of Lanthimos’ hallmarks, along with the uncomfortable and corrosive tone that runs through his entire narrative.

Poor creatures, review of the Frankenstein myth.

Emma Stone, “the favourite” of Lanthimos

is starring Emma Stonein their third collaboration after La favorite and the short film Vlihi with the director, who is used to repeating with his fetish performers. They accompany you in the distribution Mark Ruffalo y Willem Dafoecurrently on the billboard with the western the bounty hunterthe new of Walter Hill; next to Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbot y John Lockeamong others.

First published in 1992, the Scottish writer’s novel Alasdair Gray, who passed away at the end of 2019, offers a unique reading experience complete with magnificent illustrations by the author himself and the creative use of typography. It is, according to its subtitle, the “Episodes of the youth of Dr. Archibald McCandless, Public Health Officer”, narrator of the extravagant Victorian story of true love and daring scientific experiments that also recall those of the resuscitator Herbert West, of HP Lovecraft.

The film script has been adapted by Yorgos Lanthimos y Tony McNamarawho signed with Deborah Davis that of ‘La Favorita’, and with Dana Fox and Aline Brosh McKenna that of Cruellathe live action film of Disney who also starred Emma Stone.

Poor creatures release date

Lanthimos has achieved critical recognition with each new work, accumulating more than 40 international awards, at festivals such as Cannes, Venice or Sitges, and two personal Oscar nominations in the categories of best original screenplay for Lobster and best direction by The favouriterecognized with the Best Script Award from the Europa Academy.

The theatrical release of poor creatures It is scheduled for September 8 in the United States.

Emma Stone once again puts herself under Yorgos Lanthimos’ orders in ‘Poor creatures’.