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Borderlines: Poor Things (18)
March 1 @ 7:45 PM
A young woman who has drowned herself in Victorian London is brought back to life as Bella Baxter by an unorthodox scientist. In a fusion of Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bella (played with terrific energy and verve by Emma Stone) embarks on a wild, accelerated ride through time and space. While her language grows exponentially from toddler to adulthood, her comprehension lags a little behind. But, as she elopes to Lisbon, Alexandria, Paris with a deliciously hammy seducer, it’s the naivety of her world view that is telling. The incredible Oscar-winning production design by Festival guest James Price and his colleague Shona Heath plays a huge part in bringing Bella’s inner and outer worlds to life.
DIRECTOR: Yorgos Lanthimos
CAST: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe
Oscar winner's talk before the film…..
James Price, who grew up locally, and won an Oscar and a BAFTA for his outstanding design collaboration with Shona Heath on Poor Things will be giving a talk about his career prior to the film screening, at 6.30pm. Tickets for the talk must be purchased seperately but there is a discount added at the checkout if you buy tickets for both events together. Talk tickets can be found here:
