To prepare for the most acclaimed film of Cannes 2024 thus far, star Mikey Madison left no stone unturned: “I wanted to completely know this character.”
Baker has handed Madison her first adult lead role in Anora, and the performance is revelatory—fearless in its jagged humanity and piercing in its emotional layers. The film’s wrenching last scene adds profound context to everything that came before. “She just showed a wide range—that she could get crazy, but also really funny, with lots of attitude,” Baker says of what drew him to Madison. He wrote Anora specifically for her.
Eydelshteyn plays the scene with a hilarious, sudden skittishness. “It’s a funny role like this because it’s Mark,” says Yura Borisov, who plays Igor, the nicest of the fixer crew. Borisov had just made another film with Eydelshteyn when he was cast in Anora, and recommended him for the part. “That’s why me and Mark are here now, thanks to Cannes,” he says with a laugh. “And here we are again.
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