Anna
– Czech refugee Krystyna (Paulina Porizkova) travels to New York in search of her actress idol and fel..
Czech refugee Krystyna (Paulina Porizkova) travels to New York in search of her actress idol and fellow expatriate, Anna (Sally Kirkland). After her own arrival in the Big Apple, Anna finds that celebrity often doesn't travel well, and she must go through a battery of humiliating auditions to try and get work in her adopted land. But when Krystyna and Anna finally meet, they provide a support structure for each other.
28 Nov 1987
English
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Yurek Bogayevicz
Yurek Bogayevicz (story), Agnieszka Holland (screenplay), Agnieszka Holland (story)
Sally Kirkland, Robert Fields, Paulina Porizkova, Gibby Brand
Anna is a middle-aged actress looking for work in New York City, with the help of her sometime lover, Daniel. She used to be a Czech film star married to the director Tonda, who is now successfully making commercials in New York. After the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, Anna was imprisoned and eventually exiled. Anna takes in the young girl Krystyna, who has just arrived from Czechoslovakia, and speaks no English. Anna and Daniel help Krystyna learn English and start a promising acting career. However, the only job Anna can find is as an understudy.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.
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