From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael Christopher Abbott
Cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael Christopher Abbott
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00:00 My name is Emma Stone. I am playing Bella Baxter in the film Poor Things.
00:06 This is Bella. She's an experiment.
00:08 She is understanding what it is to be a member of society.
00:12 Good evening.
00:13 The more autonomous she becomes, the more challenged men seem to be by it.
00:17 Bella!
00:19 Bella's sexuality, it's an incredibly important part of the story.
00:22 The human experience is fascinating to her. Sex is a major part of that.
00:26 Why do people not do this all the time?
00:30 I wanted to play Bella because it felt like acceptance of what it is to be a woman,
00:35 to be free, to be scared and brave.
00:38 We must experience everything, Bella. This makes us whole.
00:43 The orchestra's given me a gift by asking me to be a producer on this.
00:47 I've gotten to be very privy to the whole process that I wouldn't have if I were just acting in it.
00:52 It just felt like the perfect combination.
00:55 Bella.
00:56 Why keep it in my mouth if it is revolting?
00:58 [MUSIC PLAYING]