“Hi, I’m Sean Baker. I’m the writer, director and editor of “Anora.” This is the scene in which our protagonist, Ani, played by Mikey Madison, is arriving at the house supposedly owned by Ivan Zakharov, who is played by Mark Eydelshteyn. So this was obviously supposed to bring not only Ani into Ivan’s world, but … Read more
movie review ANORA Running time: 139 minutes. Rated R (strong sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, pervasive language, and drug use). In theaters. It’s easy to fall hard for Mikey Madison in “Anora,” director Sean Baker’s exceptional film about a Brooklyn exotic dancer. The 25-year-old actress has been working for about a decade, with roles in … Read more
The Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival was awarded on Saturday to “Anora,” a giddily ribald picaresque from the American director Sean Baker about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch — and things get very messy. A critical favorite, “Anora” takes a nonjudgmental attitude toward its protagonist, played by … Read more