Anora really rewards a second viewing. Other people have remarked on how the story slyly shifts about halfway through and in your first viewing you don't even realise it's happening. In your first viewing, your awareness of it is aligned with Anora's point of view and in the second viewing, because you know what's going to happen, your point of view shifts to the other party's. It's like in Vertigo where a second viewing shifts your point of view from Scottie's to Judy's. I like how the film forces you to pay attention to subtle facial expressions, even as a louder gangster comedy is going on in the foreground.
Maybe Mikey Madison really did deserve the best actress win. As brave as Demi Moore was in The Substance, Madison's role called for a lot more subtlety. In my first viewing, it was the scene in the car at the end, where you can see her making her decision, that really got me. The second time, it was a couple scenes earlier, where she's throwing around accusations of assault. You can see her sorting out her feelings, or trying to, and being surprised at her own tone. She kind of reminds me of Kagawa Kyoko in Kurosawa's Lower Depths.
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