The Greek provocateur seemed to be smiling throughout Oscar night.
Fortunately more loved it.
All in all,Poor Thingsmay stand the potential this year of enjoying a substantial Oscar bump worldwide.
Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’
Her stumbling misadventures would initially delight a Disney audience but ultimately prompt a nervous breakdown among code enforcers.
Stones ever-changing persona is ultimately served and violated by two baffled admirers, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef.
She confessed her Best Actress award left her stunned (I blacked out, were her words.)
Oscar bet-makers were also in shock.
As with his earlier films, Lanthimos work elicited mixed reviews.
Manohla Dargis in theNew York TimesfoundPoor Thingsa study in calculated dissonance that left her feeling bludgeoned rather than entertained.
Will ticket buyers respond to the idiosyncratic humor as exuberantly as the Oscar voters?
Academy membership over the past three years has become younger and more international.
Academy voters applauded their films but there was a widespread feeling that new attitudes fresh blood was needed.
It is unclear whether eitherPoor ThingsorEverything Everywherewould have won their acclaim.
