"Emma Stone's 'Poor Things' Receives Rave Reviews at Venice Film Festival"

Yorgos Lanthimos' latest film, "Poor Things," received a 10-minute and 37-second ovation at its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Despite the absence of stars Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, and Mark Ruffalo due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the audience chanted the director's name during the enthusiastic response. Based on Alasdair Gray's novel, the film follows Stone's character, Bella Baxter, created by Dafoe's scientist in a Frankenstein-like story. Lanthimos praised intimacy coordinator Elle McAlpine for making the sex scenes easier for everyone. "Poor Things" will also be screened at other film festivals before its release in the U.S. on December 8.