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This article was originally published on September 1 out of the Venice Film Festival.
We are recirculating it now timed toPoor Things theatrical debut.
Be sure to also read our interview withEmma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos.
What would a woman do if she could start over from scratch?
Baxter wont allow it, though.
The experiment wouldnt be pure if he lets her out.
This is where the movie, and Stones performance, really kick into gear.
Bella talks Baxter and McCandles into letting her go on a grand adventure with Duncan before she gets married.
Shes disappointed to learn he can only go three times before hes temporarily expired.
Is it a physiological problem?
she says, expressing curiosity but not judgment.
A weakness in men?
She reveals herself to be one of cinemas horniest legends, fucking her way across the European seaboard.
They also hired an intimacy coordinator, Elle McAlpine, to ensure everyone felt comfortable and appropriately choreographed.
In the beginning, that felt a little threatening to most filmmakers, he laughed.
What do we do here?
Its also very funny sometimes, he added.
Its weird, isnt it?
he replied to a question about why the movies proud sexuality felt so rare and so surprising.
Why is there no sex in movies?
