If you missed the Academy Award winning film Anora the first time around, Robinson Film Center is offering you a second chance.
Anora is, in essence, a story about how chasing dreams sometimes turns into a nightmare. It’s a roller-coaster ride of fast-paced twists and turns. Throughout the film, the viewer isn’t quite sure where they are going next. And that’s what makes it so impressive.
The story’s well-executed plot twists don’t follow any formula you have seen before. It’s that kind of innovation that earned the film Best Original Screenplay.
But their brightest light on the screen is Best Actress winner Mikey Madison as the title character. Anora, or Ani, as she prefers, is making the most of a hard life. And just when she thinks she’s grabbed the brass ring that will lift her out of her situation, she slips into a chaotic fall deeper into her abyss.
Madison dominates the screen with so much grit and passion that the audience can’t help but weep for her tragic situation and celebrate her catharsis at the end.
Director Sean Baker set a record at this year’s Academy Awards by winning four Oscars for a single film. In addition to Madison’s Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay, Anora won Best Director, Best Film Editing and the grandest prize of all, Best Picture.
- Scott “Scooter” Anderson, Scooter Anderson Communications