August, 16 2024
2:00 p.m.
Knowlton United Church

Yorgos Lanthimos

English, French subtitles
Feature film
Fiction
Classification: 13+
141 min.

Fiction. United States of America. 2023

10:00 a.m. Screening of the film “Poor Things” by Yorgos Lanthimos

From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Followed by a talk by director A.P Bergeron

Prix

2024 Oscar winner – Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
2024 Oscar winner – Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
2024 Oscar winner – Best Achievement in Production Design
2024 Oscar winner – Best Achievement in Costume Design

Yorgos Lanthimos

A.P Bergeron

AP Bergeron is a composer, filmmaker, producer, artistic administrator and performer based in Quebec’s Eastern Townships region. His musical contributions with artists such as Saxsyndrum, Blessings ∞, Bang Klang, SAP and his own Year of Glad project have been hailed for their unconventional sound and approach, while his genre-focused film work has screened at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma and New York’s Museum of Moving Image.

“My discussion of POOR THINGS will focus on the work of Yorgos Lanthimos as a whole, and on the various themes that serve as a common thread running through the films that make up his boldly singular oeuvre. Formal elements of POOR THINGS such as cinematography, music and movement in cinema will be analyzed and developed to achieve a more holistic understanding of the film’s themes.”