‘Anora’ breakout Yura Borisov is not sure what ‘Russian Ryan Gosling’ means. But he’ll take it
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Anora’ breakout Yura Borisov is not sure what ‘Russian Ryan Gosling’ means. But he’ll take it

Associated Press  

Yura Borisov does not have a flashy entrance in “Anora.” His character Igor isn’t even introduced until the movie’s nearly halfway through. “We discussed everything trying to find the balance humor and scares and drama and comedy because it’s important for this scene to,” Borisov said. But it’s still significant: Borisov is the first Russian actor to get an Oscar nomination since Mikhail Baryshnikov’s nod in 1977 for “The Turning Point.” “I’m happy that it means something for a lot of people and that’s why it means a lot for me,” he said. “Maybe it looks like kind of stupid because you could say that ‘man, it’s awards, it’s big opportunities for you, why are you talking about spend time with your friends?’” Borisov said.

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