Foreign Film Friday: “Poor Things”

(2023, 2h 21m, Ireland, UK, Hungary US, Fantasy/Comedy by Yorgos Lanthimos). 4 Oscars, 112 wins.

Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a breathtakingly surreal and visually opulent dark comedy that reimagines the Frankenstein myth through a kaleidoscopic, steampunk lens. This visually stunning odyssey follows Bella Baxter, a reanimated woman with a child’s brain, as she breaks free from Victorian constraints to embark on a hedonistic, hyper-stylized journey of absolute self-discovery and liberation. Based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray. Starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo.

Classic world cinema every Friday!
Donation-based. Light refreshments.

Centrally located just off I-240 Exit 8; River Ridge Business Center, Suite 1200, 802 Fairview Rd, Asheville 28803 (behind Hamrick’s and Sun Soo Martial Arts, next to Hot Yoga Asheville and Asheville Dance Theater)