It should come as no shock to those who know the director
Viewers are calling for a content warning over an Emma Stone film with a shockingly graphic orgy scene.
The Yorgos Lanthimos anthology film follows a woman named Eloise (played by Stone) who embarks on a journey through different cities, encountering a range of characters, each with their own story.
Jesse Plemons stars as her estranged brother, while Margaret Qualley portrays a mysterious artist, and Joe Keery plays a charming stranger.
Titled Kinds of Kindness, you can check out the trailer below:
In the second of the three films in the anthology, Stone plays a marine biologist who has been lost at sea after their boat is stranded.
Waiting for her at home, Plemons’ character goes to dinner with his best friend and coworker, played by Mamoudou Athie, and his wife, Qualley.
After asking to ‘watch a tape’ with them, Athie and Qualley are initially reluctant – but then give in.
The film then makes a hard cut to the three of them, joined by Stone – mid-orgy.
Notably, the scene is cut in a way that is shocking to the audience, suddenly confronted with near full-frontal nudity and the four of them… well, going at it is the only way it should be described.
Stone in Kinds of Kindness (Searchlight Pictures)
Commenting on the sex scene, one viewer said: “Kinds of Kindness being available on Disney Plus feels weird and unnatural, like seeing a crocodile at the dog park.
“I mean I’m glad it’s there so I can watch it, but I feel like there should be a warning label or something. That title does not prepare you for the ride.”
Another added: “Why tf is this associated with Disney Plus? It’s too dark and really weird. It’s too much #KindsOfKindness.”
Now, Kinds of Kindness is full of sexual scenes, with this perhaps being the most graphic of the film, but it’s run close by scenes from the third film of the three – involving Hong Chau and Willem Dafoe running a fluid-based sex cult.
Stone has spoken about her trust in Lanthimos when he is behind the camera, telling The Guardian: “I trust him beyond the trust I have had with any director – and I have worked with some great directors.
“I feel I can do anything with him. We just have something.”
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Stone joins forces yet again with Lanthimos (Starlight Pictures)
When discussing the sex scenes in Poor Things, director Yorgos Lanthimos said: “It would feel very disingenuous to tell this story about this character who is so free and so open, and then be prude about the sexual aspect of it.
“It was clear from the beginning, but also from the novel, from the script, from my discussions with Emma, as well, and how we came up with those scenes.”
Lanthimos heaped praised on the performance of Stone in Poor Things, saying: “She’s just incredible.
“The vulnerability of it, the sensitivity and the humour of it — it’s just so difficult to do. I just don’t know how she did it.”Kinds of Kindness is available to watch on Disney Plus now.
