Cover image for Poor things. DVD/Widescreen
Title :
Poor things. Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with Film4 and TSG Entertainment ; an Element Pictures production ; directed by Yorgos Lanthimos ; screenplay by Tony McNamara ; produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone.
Title:
Poor things. DVD/Widescreen
Format:
DVD
System details note:
DVD, wide screen (1.66:1); English 5.1 Dolby, English AD 2.0 Dolby, French, Spanish Dolby; described video.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition:
DVD ; Widescreen.
Production / Publication Information:
[Burbank, California] : 20th Century Studios, [2024]
General Note:
Based on the novel by Alasdair Gray.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.

Special features: Possessing beauty, the making of poor things; deleted things.
Summary:
The tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, 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.
Participant or performer note:
Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley.
Creation production and credits note:
Music by Jerskin Fendrix ; editor, Yorgos Mavropsaridis ; prodcution design, James Price, Shona Heath ; costume desginer, Holly Waddington ; director of photography, Robbie Ryan.
Target audience note:
MPAA rating: R; for strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language.
Language:
English

French

Spanish
Language note:
English, French or Spanish dialogue; French, Japanese or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.
Added Author:
Lanthimos, Yorgos, 1973-

McNamara, Tony (Director)

Guiney, Ed

Lowe, Andrew (Producer)

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Gray, Alasdair. Poor things.

Fendrix, Jerskin

Mavropsaridis, Yorgos, 1954-

Price, James

Heath, Shona

Waddington, Holly

Ryan, Robbie

Stone, Emma, 1988-

Ruffalo, Mark

Dafoe, Willem

Youssef, Ramy
Genre:
Science fiction films.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Geographic Term:
Europe -- 19th century -- Drama.
Subject Term:
Biology -- Experiments -- Drama.

Drowning -- Resuscitation -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Scientists -- Drama.

Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Drama.

Young women -- Drama.
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