Poor Thingswas an empowerment fantasy.
The directors latest film is a return to his primary interest control.
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All of which is true ofPoor Thingsas well.
But when it comes to the degradations his characters are subjected to, hes equal opportunity.
Theres something haunting about how Lanthimos keeps returning to these dynamics.
He may not offer empathy to these characters, but he doesnt hold himself apart from them.
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