{"id":23226,"date":"2024-05-27T18:52:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T16:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/sean-bakers-anora-wins-the-palme-dor-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T16:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:16:15","slug":"sean-bakers-anora-wins-the-palme-dor-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/sean-bakers-anora-wins-the-palme-dor-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Baker’s Anora wins the Palme d’Or 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean Baker wins the Palme d’Or for his film Anora at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. A plunge into the sulphurous world of paid sex and oligarchs, with a revelation: actress Mickey Madison.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday, May 25, the 77th Cannes Film Festival<\/strong> awarded the Palme d’Or to Anora by American director Sean Baker<\/strong>. A surprise<\/strong> for festival-goers, much to the satisfaction of some critics, signed by the unpredictable president of the jury and director of the film Barbie, Greta Gerwig<\/strong>. The award was presented by George Lucas, the director behind the Star Wars saga.<\/p>\n

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The film succeeds \u201cAnatomie d’une Chute\u201d by Justine Triet, which won the award last year.<\/p>\n

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The United States had not won the supreme award since Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life<\/strong> in 2011.<\/p>\n

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A modern-day Cinderella<\/h3>\n

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The story of Anora, a social comedy conceived as a thriller<\/strong>, follows the adventures of a sex worker – a kind of escort girl<\/strong> from New York’s Brooklyn district, played by American actress Mickey Madison.<\/p>\n

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During a drunken evening in a nightclub, the young Russian-speaking American<\/strong> meets her Prince Charming in Vanya, the son of a Russian oligarch<\/strong>. After renting his services, the young man’s passion begins to burn brightly, and an impromptu wedding is arranged in Las Vegas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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An Orthodox priest<\/strong>, close to the young man, disavows the union and informs his wealthy family of the situation<\/strong>. Furious, the parents rush to New York, determined to have the marriage annulled<\/strong>. The film becomes a comedy of the absurd, reminiscent of Martin Scorsese’s After Hours (1995).<\/p>\n

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Alternating between slums and ultra-luxury villas, the film is nonetheless luminous, with its protagonists fundamentally human.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mark Eydelshteyn and Mickey Madison, aka Yvan and Anora, promptly married in Las Vegas in Sean Baker’s Anora (2024) \u00a9 Neon\/Le Pacte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In contrast, America appears as a world corrupted by money and sex<\/strong>, religious power as oppressive and the wealthy caste as smug and contemptuous. This vitriolic portrait is reminiscent of another award-winning film two years earlier: \u201cTriangle of Sadness\u201d (Sans Filtre in French) by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund.<\/p>\n

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The film stars Mickey Madison<\/strong>, already seen in the \u201cBetter Things\u201d series<\/strong> and Quentin Tarantino’s \u201cOnce Upon A Time In Hollywood\u201d<\/strong>. In the latter, the actress played one of the fanatical groupies of the clan of the sinister Charles Manson.<\/p>\n

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For her part, jury president Greta Gerwig<\/strong> declared \u201cthis film is magnificent and full of humanity<\/strong>. It allowed us to laugh and despair beyond hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An adept of transgression<\/h3>\n

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For 53-year-old director Sean Baker, spotted with \u201cTangerine\u201d at the Deauville American Film Festival, this third appearance at Cannes<\/strong> is a real consecration. After a first Cannes presentation of \u201cFlorida Project\u201d at the Quinzaine des R\u00e9alisateurs in 2017<\/strong>, he saw his \u201cRed Rocket\u201d nominated for the Palme d’Or in 2021<\/strong>, but failed to win it.<\/p>\n

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His third trip to Cannes proved to be the right one.<\/p>\n

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With Anora, the director continues his reflection on controversial subjects linked to sexuality<\/strong>, particularly in a world where sex is presented as a working tool. In fact, Sean Baker dedicated his award \u201cto all sex workers past, present and future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Receiving the award from the 80-year-old father of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, Georges Lucas, among others, the winner declared: \u201cThis Palme d’Or is everything I dreamed of. […] Now I’m going to keep fighting to keep cinema alive and out in theaters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn a cinema, you share sadness, laughter and dread with your friends and family. The future of cinema is where it began, in a movie theater.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Other award winners<\/h3>\n

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Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez<\/strong>, produced by Saint Laurent Production, also won. The film won the Prix du Jury, while its four actresses tied for the Prix de l’interpr\u00e9tation f\u00e9minine.<\/p>\n

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Les Graines du Figuier Sauvage<\/strong>, a film made clandestinely by dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, was also shortlisted for the Palme d’Or, and was awarded the Prix Sp\u00e9cial du Jury.<\/p>\n

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Less fortunate but just as emotionally charged, La Plus Pr\u00e9cieuse des Marchandises, an animated film by Michel Hazanavicius, delighted the Croisette just as much.<\/p>\n

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Full list of winners at the 77th Cannes Film Festival<\/h3>\n

Palme d’Or: Sean Baker for \u201cAnora”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Grand Prix: Payal Kapadia for \u201cAll We Imagine as Light”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jury Prize: Jacques Audiard for \u201cEmilia Perez\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Director’s Award: Miguel Gomes for \u201cGrand Tour\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Special Jury Prize: Mohammad Rasoulof for \u201cLes Graines du figuier sauvage\u201d<\/strong> (Seeds of the Wild Fig Tree)<\/p>\n

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Best actress: Karla Sofia Gascon with Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana ex-aequo in \u201cEmilia Perez\u201d<\/strong> by Jacques Audiard<\/p>\n

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Best actor: Jesse Plemons in \u201cKinds of Kindness\u201d<\/strong> by Yorgos Lanthimos<\/p>\n

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Screenplay award: Coralie Fargeat for \u201cSubstance”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cam\u00e9ra d’or: Halfdan Ullmann T\u00f8ndel for \u201cArmand”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cam\u00e9ra d’or Jury Special Mention: Chiang Wei Liang for \u201cMongrel\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Palme d’or for short film: Neboj\u0161a Slijepcevic for \u201cThe Man Who Could Not Remain Silent\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Special Short Film Mention: Daniel Soares for \u201cBad For a Moment\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Read also > [LUXUS MAGAZINE] CANNES FESTIVAL 2024 UNVEILS ITS OFFICIAL SELECTION AND JURY MEMBERS<\/a><\/p>\n

Featured Photo : \u00a9\u00a0<\/b>Festival de Cannes<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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