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Saw Anora this weekend. What a wild ride. Absolutely loved it. My first experience of Sean Baker and I'm impressed. Definitely some elements of Harmony Korine in there, mixed with Safdie brothers/early David Gordon Green. Loved the way he shot it, the natural acting/natural dialogue, the avoidance of cliche. Got to watch his other stuff now. @writer

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Cheers man. I'll try to check out everything he's done and will get back. I thought it was pretty powerful all the way through. Didn't feel like it lost momentum. Loved the going around the city scenes, the scene in the house before that when Vanya escapes and they hold Ani against her will, the court room scene. It was excellent really. He seemed to film those complex multi layered scenes really well. I wonder how much was scripted vs improv on the day itself. 

That last scene was pretty powerful. That conversation before it felt awkward and was the only time the dialogue felt staged to me, even though the both pulled it off well. The end was just a massive release of all that built up emotion. 

I felt tense during the film, and I love it when a filmmaker makes me feel that way.

Well done. I think Baker pulled off the whole running around the city thing better in TANGERINE. The first and third acts of ANORA were the best for me, and that last scene really stuck the landing. 

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