13/49
Narrative
Anora, a young Brooklyn prostitute, meets and spontaneously marries an oligarch’s son
When word reaches Russia, their fairy tale is threatened when his parents travel to New York to have the marriage annulled. …
IMDb editor Arno Kazarian takes a look at the 12 films he’s screening at the 2024 New York Film Festival, including “Anora” and the dangerous, strangely erotic “Misericordia”
At a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Mikey Madison said director Sean Baker will be acting out sexual positions with his wife, producer Samantha Quan, to show the actors what he wants from them. …
quoted in “Close-Up: Anora” (2024)
The cleverly written and funny script with a sweet story really drew me in for the first half of the film. That’s when the film really becomes something else… which I appreciate, but ultimately isn’t what I was expecting and, honestly, really wanted.
The pacing was way too slow and for a while I felt like the movie lost its momentum
The final scene is exactly what I expected between the two characters, but another main character was completely demonized, which I wish it had been. But Mikey Madison’s performance was one of the most convincing and funny I’ve seen in a long time.
I recommend watching the movie just for that!
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