Movie Poor things this is another film in competition Venice International Film Festivalwhich brings the director back into the race Yorgos Lanthimos offering Frankestein’s story in a more feminine and feminist vein, giving the role of the protagonist Bella Baxter to the extraordinary Emma Stone. The film “Poor Folks” will be released in cinemas in Italy on January 25.
Poor things“, an adaptation of the 1992 novel of the same name, is a long 141-minute film that features prominent sex scenes, and at a press conference director Yorgos Lanthimos stated:
This is true, sex is in my filmbut the question is: isn’t it strange that there are no sex scenes in the films being made today? Bella Baxter’s sexual freedom is a big part of the book, it was important to me that it wasn’t a chaste film, we had to be confident and like the character without being ashamed We tried to present sexuality and its features as fully as possible. Human behavior is often absurd, regardless of the sphere in which it occurs. Why should sex be an exception?
He then added and praised the lead actress. Emma Stonewho, along with his colleague Max Ruffalo, took part in various sex scenes present in Poor things:
Bella Baxter’s character is not ashamed of her body or nudity. Emma Stone understood this immediately. A very intimate and comfortable environment has been created for Emma and Max.. I congratulate our relationship specialist: he seemed like a disturbing figure on set at first, but if you work with the right people, you really realize you need him. This made things easier for everyone. I didn’t want this Poor things was overly strong. With Emma, after four films together, we quickly understand each other, without even talking, she was not shy about nude scenes, with her we decided on some scenes at the table, so that everything would be more natural, so that there would be a presentation. human desire; It was important for us to be part of the film and not be ashamed or hold back, and it was extremely funny at times.
The Greek director later spoke about when he first thought about the film Poor People:
I read the novel in ’97. While we were filming Favorite I already had it in mind, I talked to Emma about it and she was very interested in the character. She really wanted to take part in this. I kept her updated on sketches, ideas, actors. This helped her in execution because she had had this idea in her head for a long time, and when the moment came, she had already known the character of Bella Baxter for a long time. It made him much richer. It’s a shame I’m not here to talk about this..