Two comedies — a modern day Cinderella story and a story of seven world leaders in an apocalypse — are showing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center.
Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner "Anora" is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey Madison ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") captivates as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively marries Vanya, the impetuous son of a Russian billionaire. However, when Vanya’s parents catch wind of the union, they send their henchmen to annul the marriage, setting off a wild chase through the streets of New York City.
"Anora" is rated R and is showing through Dec. 5.
Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, "Rumours" follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance, these so-called leaders become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone. A genre-hopping satire, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world.
"Rumours" is rated R and is showing through Dec. 5.
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