24/40
Scenario
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch
Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.. Mikey Madison reflects on the roles that shaped her path to Anora, from "Better Things" to Once Upon a Time…
in Hollywood and Scream
At the Cannes Film Festival press conference, Mikey Madison said that director Sean Baker would act out different sex positions with his wife, producer Samantha Quan, to demonstrate to the actors what he wanted them to do.. In a Vegas scene, a character refers to "McCarran Airport." While the international airport in Las Vegas had been known as McCarran International Airport for many decades, its name was changed to Harry Reid International Airport in late 2021.. Igor: PLEASE! STOP! SCREAMING!.
Referenced in Close-Up: Anora (2024)
Watching this film at the Cannes Film Festival was such a unique experience that I completely lost track of things I usually pay attention to-direction, script, editing, acting, everything. That's when you know a film is truly exceptional!Sean Baker takes us on another anti-stereotypical journey, one that makes you forget about everything else happening in your life.I'm incredibly grateful to have had the privilege of watching this masterpiece at Cannes, in the iconic Grand Théâtre Lumière, sitting just a few rows away from the crew.The 10-minute standing ovation was more than well-deserved-it was electric!.
