The global exhibition market is so convalescent that not even franchises They are already a guarantee of assured success at the box office. But despite this, it is becoming more and more difficult to find conventional cinemas films that do not respond to remakes, restarts or hyper-exploited intellectual properties. And what’s worse, when they appear, the demand and the number of theaters where they are shown are so low that it is unlikely that it ends up being a successbeing removed a few weeks after its premiere. The latest to mention this trend that has grown over the last decade of the industry is Sean Baker. The filmmaker who could end up winning the next Oscars thanks to Anora It is clear that there is a general loss of all those stories that were closer to humanist stories.
The independent filmmaker wants to put an end to the idea that only superhero movies or action sequels deserve to be seen on the big screen or in front of a large audience. Baker never had box office success behind him, but his feature films generally cater to marginal characters who represent the other side of the American dream. This dark side with protagonists who they don’t have the charm nor do they belong to the mainstream conventional lives that American cinema has always shown us. With AnoraBaker won the Palme d’Or for best film, making it undoubtedly one of the most impactful films of the year. Something quite striking, especially since it is an independent film which is not sponsored by any major And? will be distributed by Neon. Now the one from New Jersey wanted to think about why today’s storylines don’t seem worthy of seeing on the big screen, if they aren’t action sequels or blockbuster movies. hero.
Sean Baker misses adult cinema
After recounting the Christmas Eve of two trans women with an iPhone and a $100,000 budget in Tangerine and immerse yourself in the lower-class conditions of a motel next to Disneyland at The Florida ProjectIt’s clear that Baker doesn’t like conventions, given that most people don’t have the perfectly structured families we’ve seen time and time again in movies. blockbusters Americans. In fact, in the last San Sebastian Film Festivalthe director assured that his favorite film of last year 2023 was the Spanish film The snow society.
In his last interview, Sean Baker said the following about it: “What I miss, where are the adult films that had human stories that didn’t have human stories, that didn’t have explosions or that didn’t need superheroes or that were based on terror, where are they? like the author.
Later, in the interview given to Associated Pressthe director began to list examples of a typology of titles which no longer appear at the box office. Kramer Vs. Kramer, The silence of the lambs, The Hollywood gameNashville…movies focused on elaborate characters rather than explosions and shootouts:
“Where are they today?” Unfortunately, they either don’t exist or are very rare. And it’s like we’re reminding the public that these things are as much worth putting on the big screen as the big blockbuster movies, the big box office hits,” he said. Finally, he explained that bringing back the diversity of options to cinema “will make cinemas prosper” and that he tries to remain independent.
When can we see “Anora”?
Anora tells the story of a young prostitute from Brooklynwho gets the opportunity to experience a fairytale story when she impulsively meets and marries the son of a Russian oligarch. When news reaches Russia, her Cinderella story is threatened, as her parents travel to New York to try to get the annulment of the marriage.
Aside from Mikey Madison, in Anora Sean Baker assembles a cast including Mark Eydelshteyn, Yuriy Borisov, Karren Karagulian and Vache Tovmasyan. The film will arrive in Spanish cinemas next October 31.
