It’s a dog-eat-dog world in 1970s London the setting for Disney’s lavish villain origin tale ‘Cruella’. Directed by Craig Gillespie, ‘Cruella’ stars Emma Stone as the younger version of the fur-crazy vamp from ‘101 Dalmations’, portrayed in this film as a young con-artist-turned-fashion-designer called Estella who goes head-to-head with the older and more sophisticated designer Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson).
Opulent sets, extravagant gowns, over-the-top wigs and cute puppies set the background for the war between these two dominating women, and there’s as much heartbreak as there is laughter in this decidedly ‘made for adults’ film. Emma Stone.