Anna (1987)
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58% of users liked it
(165 ratings)
Anna's early scenes concentrate upon Czech refugee Krystyna (Paulina Porizkova), who arrives in New York in search of her idol, famed actress Anna (Sally Kirkland), who was denied reentry to her native country after the 1968 communist invasion. Unable to recapture her celebrity in New York, Anna… More Anna's early scenes concentrate upon Czech refugee Krystyna (Paulina Porizkova), who arrives in New York in search of her idol, famed actress Anna (Sally Kirkland), who was denied reentry to her native country after the 1968 communist invasion. Unable to recapture her celebrity in New York, Anna is forced to go through a series of humiliating auditions conducted by insensitive directors who have no inkling who she is. She must also endure marriage to a self-involved music video director (Robert Fields). When Krystyna and Anna finally meet, each draws strength from the other, enabling both women to survive whatever indignities life has to offer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nikita Mikhalkov
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Nov 28, 1987 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 16, 2004
- Studio
- Vestron Video
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Sally Kirkland gives a commendable (Oscar-nominated) performance in this witty and cynical portrait of an aging foreign actress in N.Y., which bears slight resemblance to All About Eve
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
an incredibly thought-provoking documentary about the manifold ways in which politics and place can influence the soul.
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Cast
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Sally Kirkland
as Anna
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Robert Fields
as Daniel
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Paulina Porizkova
as Krystyna
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Gibby Brand
as Director #1
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John Robert Tillotson
as Director #2
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Joe Aufiery
as Stage Manager
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Charles Randall
as Agent
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Mimi Weddell
as Agent's Secretary
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Larry Pine
as Baskin
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Lola Pashalinski
as Producer
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Stefan Schnabel
as Professor
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Steven Gilborn
as Tonda
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Caroline Aaron
as Interviewer
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Larry Attile
as Czech Demonstrator #3
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Renée Coleman
as Woman #4/Woman in Bonnet
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Lance Davis
as Assistant #1
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Deirdre O'Connell
as Assistant #2
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Vasek Simek
as Czech Demonstrator #1
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Maggie Wagner
as Actress D
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Sofia Coppola
as Noodle
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Julianne Gilliam
as Woman Author
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David R. Ellis
as Daniel's Father
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Ruth Maleczech
as Woman No. 1/Woman Named Gloria
- Robert Fieelds
