“Anora” in many respects has become the best film last year. Sean Baker personally received four statuettes by the decision of the American Film Academy, while the fifth was received by Mikey Madison, the main role player. “Anora” was distinguished by the most important – for the best film, the best director and for the best original script. The title was also appreciated for assembly. The rain of prizes for “Anory” disappointed so much that the writer decided to share thoughts after a week from the Oscar gala.
Mariusz Szczygieł sharply about winning “Anory”
Acting? “Great”. And this can be completed by the compliments for “Anory”, because Mariusz Szczygieł, the remaining, appreciated by the Academy, criticized the qualities. The writer compared the assembly and scenario of “Anory” to “cinema fast-food” and “soap operas with faster assembly”.
If the script at the Fast-Food cinema level rewards with an Oscan, it says something about the American Film Academy. And if the most serious Oscar opponent was for “Anory” – “substance”, he says … – Good, I will not use ugly words. But if this soap opera (but with faster assembly) also gets the most important European award – the Golden Palm in Cannes – I don’t understand it at all. And I don’t know if I should think about myself badly because I didn’t catch something or about elites that give rank banality. This is a nice movie, but class B. You don’t have to think with it, he won’t leave you with any dilemma – writes Szczygieł.
And he adds an important, and quite often overlooked Russian context in “Anor”. Director Sean Baker for the film hired actors of Russian origin, in the middle of the war in Europewhen sanctions are imposed on Russia. He knew some of them before the war – Yura Borisov met in 2021 at the Cannes festival. And although the idea for the script accompanied him much longer than Russia conducts a war with Ukraine, a significant part of the photos was made after the attacks in 2022. Baker could involve actors in the film who oppose Putin (they are so !!), but He set up, among others for a young propagandawhich will appear in another Russian film financed by the Kremlin.
If an independent (apparently) director engages actors from Russia, including one who played in propaganda films (I know that in “Anor” he did great – and so what?), What to think about such a director? For Kremlin propaganda – as I read – it’s a triumph. Because again Russian culture is allowed to be the world Parnassus – writes Szczygieł.
In a similar tone they write “The New York Times” or “The Guardian”. The American Film Academy, like the cannes jury before, stated that it was Detachable from world events, “Anor” is a more valuable picture than others last year.
Source: Gazeta
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