CINEMA NEWS – Actress Mikey Madison, the title character of Anora, has been picked up by the media so much that she has to be pushed, not to get dizzy. Anora won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes festival this year, and is considered a contender in several categories at the next Oscars.

Madison, referred to as a new miracle, is also on the list of contenders for the award, as is the film’s director and screenwriter, Sean Baker. On November 2, Baker will also be the guest of honor at the Future of the Filmmaking Summit organized by IndieWire magazine, where he will express his views on the future of motion pictures.

Mikey Madison proved his talent in smaller roles in his previous films, but still attracted the attention of the directors. After starring in Tarantino’s latest opus, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the 2022 horror film Scream proved so compelling that Baker specifically wrote Anora for her. strong>character.

Madison in Anorá plays a New York sex worker with whom the son of a Russian oligarch falls in love (Mark Eydelshteyn), and takes her as his wife. But the Russian parents resent this move and literally do everything they can to separate the young people from each other.

(Anora – domestic release: November 7, 2024.)