Poor things
Willem Dafoe: I don’t think in terms of political messages
With his roles in films like “Poor Things,” the 68-year-old wants to make people think. He is less interested in concrete messages.
Dafoe stars in “Poor Things”, the new film by Giorgos Lanthimos (German cinema release January 18th). In the fantasy comedy, he plays a bizarre scientist who inserts a baby’s brain into a woman named Bella (Emma Stone).
As her brain matures, Bella questions all social conventions and continually irritates those around her. The film just won a Golden Globe in the Comedy/Musical category, and Stone won for Lead Actress in a Comedy.
“I’m proud to be a part of this film,” said Dafoe. “Poor Things” will make people think and he can only support that. This approach is closer to him than supporting specific political concerns. The film is about questioning things. “And that in itself is a political act.”