Yorgos Lanthimos makes his absurdist version of a crowdpleaser by cranking up the bizarre
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Cast
Emma Stone (Bella Baxter)Mark Ruffalo (Duncan Wedderburn)Willem Dafoe (Dr. Godwin Baxter)Ramy Youssef (Max McCandles)Jack Barton (Fop 1)Kathryn Hunter (Swiney)Charlie Hiscock (Fop 2)Vicki Pepperdine (Mrs. Prim)Christopher Abbott (Alfie Blessington)Attila Dobai (Hapless Student)Jerrod Carmichael (Harry Astley)Emma Hindle (Woman with Kid in London Street)Suzy Bemba (Toinette)Anders Olof Grundberg (Kid in London Street)Attila Kecskeméthy (Burly Guy)Hanna Schygulla (Martha Von Kurtzroc)Keeley Forsyth (Allison, Alfie's Maid)Jucimar Barbosa (Lisbon Doorman)
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
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Synopsis
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.
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