ANORA (MA15+) Presented in Glorious 35mm

Anora at Revival House Perth

Sean Baker's Palme d'Or-winning masterpiece is a screwball comedy wrapped around a beating heart—a modern Cinderella story that knows the glass slipper doesn't always fit but finds beauty in the attempt anyway. Fresh from its triumph at Cannes, this 2024 knockout proves Baker remains American cinema's most empathetic chronicler of lives lived on society's margins.

Mikey Madison delivers a star-making performance as Ani (short for Anora), a Brooklyn exotic dancer whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Vanya, the reckless son of a Russian oligarch. What starts as a paid week of partying in Vegas ends with a spontaneous wedding—until Vanya's powerful family arrives to make the marriage disappear, launching Ani into a wild odyssey across New York with the fixers sent to clean up the mess.

Baker shoots with his trademark energy and intimacy, turning Brooklyn and Brighton Beach into a vibrant landscape of possibility and desperation. The film oscillates between genuinely hilarious set pieces and moments of unexpected tenderness, always grounded by Madison's fearless performance as a woman fighting for agency in a world designed to take it from her.

Like all of Baker's films—from Tangerine to The Florida Project to Red Rocket—Anora refuses to condescend to its characters or their circumstances. Instead, it finds dignity, humor, and humanity in places most films wouldn't bother to look.

Essential viewing from one of cinema's most vital voices.

Present in authentic 35mm film for the true cinematic experience!

When: Sunday, November 23rd at 6:20 PM
Where: Revival House Perth
Rating: MA15+ - Sex scenes, drug use, and coarse language

Baker's Palme d'Or winner—a hilarious, heartbreaking, and utterly alive portrait of a fighter who won't go down easy.