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Russian state propagandists overjoyed at Anora’s Oscar triumph
The film’s five Academy Awards seen as act of normalisation by commentators in country still persecuting critics of its war on Ukraine
Sean Baker’s Anora, a Cinderella-like fairytale of a lapdancer’s whirlwind romance with the free-spending, reckless son of a Russian oligarch, has achieved something few cultural works have managed in recent years: it has been embraced both in the west and in an increasingly nationalistic, militarised Russia. Anora took home five Oscars on Sunday, and has won acclaim both in Hollywood and Moscow for its sharp, unflinching portrayal of power dynamics and class struggle, earning particular praise for its authentic Russian dialogue. Photograph: Al Seib/AMPAS/REX/ShutterstockBefore catching Baker’s attention with his raw portrayal of a gruff Russian miner in the Finnish film Compartment No 6, Borisov made his name in Moscow through a string of roles that fed into the Kremlin’s patriotic narrative.
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