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Mikey Madison Declined an Intimacy Coordinator on ‘Anora,’ but Professionals Say There Should Always Be One: Actors and Directors ‘Can’t Speak for How Every Extra Felt’
Intimacy coordinators and an 'Anora' sex work consultant react to Mikey Madison's comments about choosing to choreograph sex scenes with Sean Baker.
Mikey Madison begins Sean Baker ‘s Palme d’Or-winning drama “ Anora ” as a stripper who accepts thousands of dollars to be exclusive with her rich Russian client, Vanya (Mark Eidelstein) for a too-perfect week that ends with a diamond ring on her finger. The role was popularized in the late 2010s as studios began hiring experts in movement and mental health to choreograph sexually intimate scenes while offering legal and emotional advocacy to all parties involved. According to Liroff, whose credits include ““Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” and “Dexter: Original Sin,” many in her line of work are unsettled by the idea that actors were positioned as the decision-makers around intimate scenes in “Anora.”
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