Anna (1987 film)

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Anna
File:Annaposter.jpg
Promotional theatrical poster
Directed byYurek Bogayevicz
Written byYurek Bogayevicz
Agnieszka Holland
Produced byDeirdre Gainor
Julianne Gilliam
StarringSally Kirkland
Paulina Porizkova
Robert Fields
CinematographyBobby Bukowski
Edited byJulie Sloane
Music byGreg Hawkes[1]
Distributed byVestron Pictures
Release date
October 2, 1987 (1987-10-02)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,236,848[2]

Anna is a 1987 American film directed by Yurek Bogayevicz and starring Sally Kirkland, Robert Fields, Paulina Porizkova, Steven Gilborn and Larry Pine. It was adapted by Agnieszka Holland from an unauthorized story by Holland and Bogayevicz, based on the real life of Polish actresses Elżbieta Czyżewska and Joanna Pacuła.[3]

Kirkland was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress,[4] and she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama[5] and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.[4]

Plot

A Czech actress, looking for work in New York City, sees her protégée shine while she herself struggles.

Cast

Accolades

Award Category Nominee(s) Result
Academy Awards[6] Best Actress Sally Kirkland Nominated
Deauville American Film Festival[7] International Critics Awards Yurek Bogayevicz Nominated
Golden Globe Awards[8] Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Sally Kirkland Won
Independent Spirit Awards[9] Best Female Lead Won
Best Screenplay Agnieszka Holland Nominated
Best First Feature Yurek Bogayevicz Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards[10] Best Actress Sally Kirkland Won[a]
Torino Film Festival[11] Best Feature Film Yurek Bogayevicz Won
Valladolid International Film Festival Best Film Nominated
Best First Film Won

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with Holly Hunter for Broadcast News.

References

  1. ^ "Greg Hawkes" at LinkedIn
  2. ^ "Anna". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (2 Oct 1987). "'Anna,' on Stardom Of Czechs". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 Feb 2022.
  4. ^ a b Gruber, Xaque (February 22, 2012). "25 Years After Anna, Sally Kirkland Reflects on the Oscar Race for Best Actress". The Huffington Post.
  5. ^ "Sally Kirkland". Goldenglobes.com.
  6. ^ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  7. ^ "1987 Deauville Film Festival". Mubi. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Anna – Golden Globes". HFPA. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "36 Years of Nominees and Winners" (PDF). Independent Spirit Awards. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "The 13th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards". Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "5° Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani". Torino Film Festival. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

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