26 Oct - 5 Nov 2023

PRESENTING PARTNER

Poor Things

Director/s
Yorgos Lanthimos
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Rating
18+
Duration
141 minutes
Language
English
Strand
Special Presentation
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Fri 27 Oct | 8:30PM
Sun 5 Nov | 1:30PM
Sat 4 Nov | 6:00PM
Sat 4 Nov | 6:00PM
Sat 28 Oct | 9:15PM

Queensland Premiere.

Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, Yorgos Lanthimos’ boldly beautiful Poor Things stars Emma Stone in a career best performance. 

Poor Things is 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.

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