Bella Baxter in Poor Things

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Bella Baxter in Poor Things is a resurrected Victorian woman with a childlike mind who embarks on a surreal journey of self-discovery, central to Yorgos Lanthimos’s darkly comic feminist fantasy film.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn Poor Things ⓘ
appearsInFilmDirectedBy Yorgos Lanthimos ⓘ
appearsInFilmReleasedIn 2023 ⓘ
appearsInWorkBasedOn Poor Things (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Poor Things
associatedWithGenre dark comedy ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
feminist film ⓘ
surrealism ⓘ
linked to: Surrealism
basedOn Bella Baxter (Poor Things novel) ⓘ
centralTheme female autonomy ⓘ
feminist critique ⓘ
self-discovery ⓘ
sexual liberation ⓘ
creator Alasdair Gray ⓘ
developmentArc gains intellectual and emotional maturity ⓘ
era Victorian era ⓘ
explores class inequality ⓘ
colonial power dynamics ⓘ
ethical questions about bodily autonomy ⓘ
formerIdentity Victoria Blessington ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
goesOn journey of self-discovery ⓘ
guardian Dr. Godwin Baxter ⓘ
hairColor dark ⓘ
hasBodyOf adult woman ⓘ
hasMaritalStatus married to Alfie Blessington in backstory ⓘ
hasMentalState childlike mind at beginning of story ⓘ
initialMindStateComparedTo infant ⓘ
languageStyle evolves from simple to sophisticated ⓘ
loveInterest Duncan Wedderburn ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
nationality Scottish ⓘ
notableFeature facial scar ⓘ
occupation explorer of the world ⓘ
personalityTrait curious ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ
sexually liberated ⓘ
portrayedBy Emma Stone ⓘ
receivesAwardRecognitionForPortrayal Academy Award for Best Actress for Emma Stone ⓘ
resurrectedBy Dr. Godwin Baxter ⓘ
settingContext alternate-history Victorian world ⓘ
symbolizes female emancipation ⓘ
rejection of patriarchal control ⓘ
travelsTo Alexandria ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
travelsWith Duncan Wedderburn ⓘ
undergoes resurrection ⓘ

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Emily Jean Stone → notableRole → Bella Baxter in Poor Things ⓘ