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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Poor things / Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with Film4 and TSG Entertainment ; an Element Pictures production ; directed by Yorgos Lanthimos ; screenplay by Tony McNamara ; produced by Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone.

Publisher, Date:

[Burbank, California] : 20th Century Studios, [2024]

Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Description:

1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

1.66:1

wide screen

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

auditory captions

visual audioDescription

Summary:

The tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, 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.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for strong and pervasive sexual content, graphic nudity, disturbing material, gore, and language.

Subjects:

Biology -- Experiments -- Drama.

Drowning -- Resuscitation -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Scientists -- Drama.

Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Drama.

Young women -- Drama.

Europe -- 19th century -- Drama.

Genre:

Science fiction films.

Romance films.

Dark comedy films.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Adaptations cinématographiques.

Other Author:

Lanthimos, Yorgos, 1973- film director, film producer.

McNamara, Tony (Director), screenwriter.

Guiney, Ed, film producer.

Lowe, Andrew (Producer), film producer.

Stone, Emma, 1988- film producer, actor.

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Gray, Alasdair. Poor things.

Fendrix, Jerskin, composer (expression)

Mavropsaridis, Yorgos, 1954- editor of moving image work.

Price, James (Art director), production designer.

Heath, Shona, production designer.

Waddington, Holly, costume designer.

Ryan, Robbie, cinematographer.

Ruffalo, Mark, actor.

Dafoe, Willem, actor.

Youssef, Ramy, actor.

Searchlight Pictures, presenter.

FilmFour (Firm), presenter.

TSG Entertainment, presenter.

Element Pictures (Firm), production company.

20th Century Studios, publisher.

Other Title:

Container of (work): Poor things (Motion picture).

Notes:

Based on the novel by Alasdair Gray.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.

Wide screen (1.66:1)

Music by Jerskin Fendrix ; editor, Yorgos Mavropsaridis ; production design, James Price, Shona Heath ; costume designer, Holly Waddington ; director of photography, Robbie Ryan.

Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef.

DVD, wide screen (1.66:1); English 5.1 Dolby, English AD 2.0 Dolby, French, Spanish Dolby; described video.

English, French or Spanish dialogue; French, Japanese or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English described video.

English described video.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Publisher Number:

243902

8102372

8102365

Other Number:

1422019796

System Availability:

9

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

9

Control Number:

1049699

# Local items in:

9

# System items in:

9

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Poor thi