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‘Anora’ Breakout Yura Borisov on His First U.S. Film and Director Sean Baker: ‘There Was a Lot of Freedom’
‘Anora’ Breakout Yura Borisov on his first U.S. film and director Sean Baker: ‘There Was a lot of Freedom.’
Sean Baker knew he wanted the Russian actor Yura Borisov for his new film even before he’d written the script that would become “ Anora.” 6’ at Cannes in 2021 and immediately fell in love — I could just see what an amazing actor he was,” says the director, who cites Spike Lee as his influence for his constant use of “fresh faces” in films like “Tangerine,” “Florida Project” and “Red Rocket.” While much of the cast and crew had established a working rhythm, Borisov’s first day on set was shooting the henchmen’s frenetic and failed effort to corral Vanya, or at least subdue Ani (Mikey Madison).
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