Creating the look of ‘Poor Things’: flying trams, Belle Époque inspirations and Emma Stone’s hair

Features | Screen: The edict from director Yorgos Lanthimos at the genesis of Poor Things was daunting: “Yorgos wanted the film to look like it could never exist in the real world,” recalls production designer James Price. “He said to us, ‘I want it to look like nothing has ever looked before.’” Three years later, it is mission accomplished, thanks to years of work by dedicated and imaginative crafts experts.