‘Anora’ review: Stripper Cinderella story is one of the best movies of the year
nypost.comThe Florida Project.” Endlessly entertaining and frequently hysterical, “Anora” is one of the year’s best films and a formidable Oscar contender.Like caviar, it’s not for everybody.
This unsentimental, less-straightforward “Pretty Woman” starts with a panning shot of topless lap dancers and includes plenty of sex (the funny kind) and choice language that’s the opposite of politically correct.
Like caviar, give it a go.Annie’s G-strings-to-riches journey begins late one night at a strip club, where a 21-year-old high roller requests a girl who can speak Russian.The guy’s Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), an oligarch’s spoiled son who’s on vacation — and on a bender — in New York before he begins working for the family business.Annie grew up in NYC, and had a Russian grandmother.
So, it’s love at first nyet. Boyish, eccentric and fun, Ivan pays handsomely for his dance and then asks to see Annie again the next day.
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