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Anna

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Anna

"Lately, she's been contemplating love, exile, murder, and acting."

1987

1h 40m

5.5(15 votes)

Drama

Overview

Czech refugee Krystyna travels to New York in search of her actress idol and fellow expatriate, Anna. 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.

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Vestron Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Anna

Robert Fields

Robert Fields

Daniel

Paulina Porizkova

Paulina Porizkova

Krystyna

Gibby Brand

Director #1

John Robert Tillotson

Director #2

Julianne Gilliam

Woman Author

Joe Aufiery

Stage Manager

Lance Davis

Lance Davis

Assistant #1

Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Assistant #2

Ruth Maleczech

Ruth Maleczech

Woman #1 / Woman Named Gloria

Creative team

Directed by: Yurek Bogayevicz
Written by: Yurek Bogayevicz
Agnieszka Holland
Produced by: Yurek Bogayevicz
Gábor Dettre

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