Anora Review | Sean Baker’s Latest Is an Instant Classic
In the hands of Sean Baker, the film titled “Anora” offers a thrilling, contemporary take on the screwball comedy genre. The lead character, brilliantly portrayed by Mikey Madison, is Anora, a stripper who finds herself smitten beyond measure with the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch. This year’s Palme d’Or winner at Cannes and arguably Baker’s most engaging film so far, “Anora” is a captivating exploration of character, a type of absorbing study of life on society’s fringes that carries the genetic imprint of John Cassavetes.