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Poor Things And What's Making Us Happy

2023/12/8
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Pop Culture Happy Hour

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In the wild and wonderful new film Poor Things, Emma Stone plays a woman brought back to life from the brink of death. She's a clean slate, unconcerned with the bonds a repressive society tries to put on her. The film reunites Stone with director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favorite)* and shares *that film's darkly comedic sensibility, but it's even weirder.Subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus at plus.npr.org/happyhour), or donate to your local NPR station at donate.npr.org/happy)Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)