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‘Anora’ Stars Mark Eydelshteyn and Yura Borisov on Their Wild Post-Cannes Ride and Being Branded Russia’s Answers to Timothée Chalamet and Jeremy Allen White
Mark Eydelshteyn and Yura Borisov discuss nude audition tapes and being compared to Russia's answer to Timothée Chalamet and Jeremy Allen White.
Thankfully for the 22-year-old Russian — playing Ivan, a loveably hyperactive goofball and filthy-rich oligarch’s son who marries Mikey Madison’s Brighton Beach sex worker — he’s been “going through this journey” alongside his co-star, friend and fellow countryman Yura Borisov. As Igor, a reluctant henchman with a big heart (not to mention tragically soulful eyes) who works for a group of largely incompetent tough guys employed by Ivan’s billionaire father, he gives the otherwise mayhem-soaked “Anora” a rare dose of quiet intensity. While the young star may not have the character’s access to unfathomable wealth, private jets or Las Vegas penthouse suites, he does have the same infectious childlike energy, seemingly unable to sit still for longer than a few seconds as he finds, fiddles with and puffs on his vape (“Is it OK if I smoke?” he politely asks a minute into the chat).
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