'Poor Things': A Feminist Retelling of 'Frankenstein'

Emma Stone stars as Bella Baxter, a character who challenges patriarchal norms and embodies a feminist perspective in Yorgos Lanthimos' new film.

Yorgos Lanthimos' new film 'Poor Things' stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, a character created by a mad scientist, who lives outside the confines of patriarchal norms.
The film is a retelling of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', with Bella embodying a feminist perspective.
Bella's character evolves from a carnal, monosyllabic creature into a voracious reader and budding socialist, challenging traditional notions of what women can do.
The film has received attention for its explicit sexual content, which has been defended by Emma Stone, who points out the cultural dichotomy between acceptance of violence and prudishness around sexuality in America.
The film, based on Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel 'Poor Things', premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival and has been praised for its humorous and liberating portrayal of a woman living life on her own terms.