How “Anora” reframes stock characters
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Hot on the heels of snagging the Palme d’Or, we consider why “Anora” so successfully reimagines archetypes and storylines.
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