Classic Movies Live – Season 6, Episode 1: Anora
January 15, 2025
Welcome back to the sixth season of Classic Movies Live! We’re starting 2025 off strong by talking about the Palme d’Or winner from Cannes 2024!
Sean Baker’s Anora follows the titular sex worker played by Mikey Madison as she’s swept up in a whirlwind romance with Vanya Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn). But what at first seems a modern Cinderella story quickly becomes something much more frustrating when Vanya runs away to evade his Russian oligarch parents. Reluctantly paired with Vanya’s godfather Toros and his henchmen Garnik and Igor, Anora sets out to find Vanya before his parents arrive in the US.
Anora is a spin on the classic screwball comedy that sets up all the classic tropes. But can it deliver on them in a satisfying way? In this episode, our hosts discuss their first Best Picture nominee of 2025!
For more about Anora, check out this article on Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/article/anoras-ending-is-no-fairy-tale.html
