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Directed by Greece's Yorgos Lanthimos, the film stars Stone as
Bella Baxter, who is reanimated after suicide by a deformed,
eccentric doctor (Willem Dafoe) who replaces her brain with that
of her unborn baby.
The movie chronicles Bella's dramatic voyage of self-discovery
and liberation, and features a lot of sex, first with a
flamboyant lawyer, played by Mark Ruffalo, then with a
succession of clients in a Paris brothel.
"The way she (Bella) takes in all aspects of life and humanity,
how fascinating she finds the good and the bad, the ugly and the
beautiful, it was very inspiring to me," said Stone as she
premiered the film at London's Barbican Centre on Thursday.
"Everything she soaks in changes her in some way. And I think
it's a pretty great message and feeling to go through life with
that sort of presence and appreciation for all."
The 35-year-old actress also produced the Venice Golden
Lion-winning film, which is based on a novel of the same name by
Alasdair Gray.
Feeding off the Frankenstein fable, "Poor Things" sees Bella
grow increasingly independent as she journeys through a surreal
version of 19th century Europe.
"I think it's really brave," said Ruffalo, who attended the
London premiere with his daughter, also called Bella, and his
wife.
"I think it's a weirdly oppressive time. We've all come out of
COVID and the actors' strike and it's just a heavy time. And
it's a heavy time, I think, for women and this kind of
regressive political movement that's happening throughout the
world. And this movie really does throw off the shackles as a
film, as a political statement, but also as just fun and good
feelings," said Ruffalo.
"Poor Things" is out in select U.S. theatres and goes on wider
release on Dec. 22. It opens in cinemas globally in January.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Josie Kao)
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