44/44
Narrative
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch
Once word reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents head to New York to annul the marriage. IMDb editor Arno Kazarian offers sneak peeks of 12 films he’s showing at the 2024 New York Film Festival, including Anora and the dangerous, oddly erotic Misericordia.. At the Cannes Film Festival press conference, Mikey Madison said director Sean Baker will star different sexual positions with his wife, producer Samantha Quan, to show the actors what he wants them to do..
Featured in Close-Up: Anora (2024)
Igor : PLEASE! STOP! SCREAMING!.
Ani decides to marry Ivan, the son of an oligarch, after spending a few days with him as an escort
I was having such a ball watching Anora, an extremely funny movie with excessive gender and profession biases, that I almost ignored the point Sean Baker was trying to make. As expected, things take an ugly turn, but Sean Baker manages to tell it all in a way that makes you laugh so often that you almost wonder if the Russians aren’t that bad after all. There is also tension in the film that builds to a crescendo and this is where Baker weaves his messages together without making them too obvious.
A very funny and sad movie at the same time
The entire cast here is phenomenal so I won’t just give props to Mikey Madison who just seems to have a lot more screen space. (Seen at its Indian premiere as the closing film at the 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival). See the full lineup for the 62nd New York Film Festival this fall.