Sean Baker’s “Anora” is a wild ride. It already won raves at this year’s film festivals. Now you can finally see it and learn what the fuss is all about.
’s tales of marginalized individuals struggling to survive and find themselves in an often-unforgiving world, the film is a character study, romance, crime saga, screwball comedy, and vérité drama all wrapped into one unique and dexterous package. More impressive than its nimbleness, however, is its poise and empathy, the latter of which is chiefly bestowed upon its protagonist, whose life is thrown for a rollercoaster-grade loop-di-loop thanks to a chance introduction.
Trawling the floor trying to entice men to line her G-string with cash, smoking and gossiping on the sidewalk with her friend and colleague Lulu , and bickering in the crowded dressing room with her rival Diamond , Ani is completely comfortable in these environs. For all the demeaning comments and questions she receives—such as a client asking if her family knows what she does for a living—she appears far happier here than anywhere else.
When, while in bed, Ivan proposes to her, she initially takes it as a gag. However, he turns out to be sincere and they’re promptly betrothed in the iconic Little White Wedding Chapel. Upon returning home, Ani packs her things from the club and dreams of a subsequent honeymoon at Walt Disney World with Cinderella—a knowing wink to the decidedly fairy-tale nature of Baker’s story.
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