
feature · 20232h 21mIE
Poor Things
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
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At a glance
- Director
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cinematography
- Robbie Ryan
- Editor
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- Music
- Jerskin Fendrix
- Costume
- Holly Waddington
- Primary camera
- ARRI ALEXA Mini LF
- Primary lens
- Cooke S7/i 25mm T2.0
- Format
- 1.66:1 · ARRIRAW Mini LFTheatrical
- Locations
- Lisbon (set re-creation, Hungary)
Production
Studios
- Searchlight Picturesdistributor
Department
Camera
- Robbie RyanDirector of Photographyprimary
- Ákos GulyásLoaderprimary
Department
Grip
- Attila SzücsKey Gripprimary
- Gabor SchmidtDolly Gripprimary
- Márk KomáromiBest Boy Gripprimary
- Máté KecskemétiKey Grip
- Zsolt FarkasBest Boy Grip
Department
Electric / Lighting
Recognition by craft
Recognition
Awards (0 won, 2 total)
- Status: NOMAcademy AwardBest Cinematography2024Cited source (opens in new tab): [src]
- Status: NOMAcademy AwardBest Cinematography2024Robbie Ryan
Lighting
Per-scene setups · 1 across 1 scene
Per-scene lighting plots: fixture role (key / fill / back / practical), color temperature, diffusion stack, and motivation notes from cited supervisor interviews.
Lisbon Tile Rooftops
Soft daylight key motivated by a single bay window; gentle bounce fill from the white wall opposite.
- KeyARRI ARRI SkyPanel S60-C5600K80%+ 1/2 Grid Cloth + 1/2 Hampshire Frost12ft 9 o'clock high
Stunts
1 crew
The stunt department on this production: credited crew, actor-double pairings, and the companies whose members brought them onto the show. Click any name to jump to their full filmography + doubling history.
Department
Production
Scenes & Equipment
Lisbon (set re-creation, Hungary)
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Provenance
Sources
- [1]Robbie Ryan, ISC, BSC: Crafting the Bizarre Worlds of Poor ThingsprimaryAmerican Cinematographer · 2023-12-01







































