24/18

Synopsis

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and spontaneously marries the son of an oligarch When news reaches Russia, their fairytale is in jeopardy when his parents head to New York to get the marriage annulled. ...

Quoted in "Close-Up: Anora" (2024)

IMDb editor Arno Kazarian shares sneak peeks at 12 films he's screening at the 2024 New York Film Festival, including "Anora" and the dangerous, strangely erotic "Misericordia." … At the Cannes Film Festival press conference, Mikey Madison said director Sean Baker would act out different sex positions with his wife, producer Samantha Quan, to show the actors what he wanted from them. ...

Then the movie really becomes something else

A cleverly written and witty script with a sweet story really kept me hooked in the first half of the film. which I appreciated, but it's ultimately not what I was expecting or honestly really wanting.

But Mikey Madison's performance was one of the most compelling and entertaining I've seen in a long time

The pacing was definitely too slow for a bit too long and I felt like the movie lost momentum for a while. The very last scene is exactly what I wanted between two characters, but another main character was totally demonized, which I wish wasn't the case.

For her sake alone, I'd recommend checking this out!

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