Poor Things

*Poor Things* marks Lanthimos softening his famously cold, alienating style for broader appeal. Has the provocateur gone commercial to be liked?

Lanthimos and Emma Stone go wilder than ever with *Poor Things* — an uncompromising, sexually charged fever dream that cements his status as Hollywood's boldest auteur.

Lanthimos softens his signature cruelty for a sugary Frankenstein fairytale. Dazzling but defanged — fans of *Dogtooth*'s cold bite may feel shortchanged.

Editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis unpacks cutting *Poor Things* with Lanthimos — from adapting a letter-based novel to navigating their first true studio film together.

Cinematographer Robbie Ryan reveals how he lit *Poor Things*' entirely built worlds across six soundstages — no traditional movie lights, just massive artificial skies.

Stone and Lanthimos discuss their fourth collaboration, *Poor Things* — a Victorian sci-fi about female awakening — revealing a charming, evasive chemistry in person.