"Emma Stone's 'Poor Things' Receives Rave Reviews and Standing Ovation at Venice Film Festival"
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"Poor Things," directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, received an eight-minute standing ovation at its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The film features graphic and sometimes violent sex scenes, causing some theatergoers to leave. Despite this, the movie has received rave reviews, with Stone's performance being praised as astonishing. "Poor Things" is a coming-of-age story based on the novel by Alasdair Gray and is set to open in theaters on December 8th.
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