Anna Movie Review 1987

Age, envy, and the theatrical world receive their due in an uneven but engrossing drama about aging Czech film star Anna, making a sad living in New York doing commercials and trying for off-Broadway roles. She takes in Krystyna, a young Czech peasant girl who eventually rockets to model stardom. Modern, strongly acted "All About Eve" with a story partially based on a real Polish actress. Kirkland drew quite a bit of flak for shamelessly self-promoting for the Oscar. She still lost.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Women, Showbiz Dramas, Growing Older

Screenplay

Yurek Bogayevicz, Agnieszka Holland

Cast

Sally Kirkland, Paulina Porizkova, Robert Fields, Stefan Schnabel, Larry Pine, Ruth Maleczech

Cinematography

Bobby Bukowski

Director

Yurek Bogayevicz

Music

Greg Hawkes

Producer

Vestron Pictures, Magnus Films

Awards

Golden Globes 1988: Actress--Drama (Kirkland); Ind. Spirit 1988: Actress (Kirkland); L.A. Film Critics 1987: Actress (Kirkland).