If you liked “Anora”, what should you watch?

According to preliminary data, Sean Baker’s “Anora” has already become the favorite in the Oscar race. The Cannes Film Festival winner was recognized not only for the performances of Mikey Madison, Marc Eidelstein and Yura Borisov, but also for its reimagining of the iconic “Pretty Woman.” In the story, the son of the Russian oligarch Ivan impulsively marries a stripper and sex worker Eni-Anora, and their parents try with all their might to ruin their marriage by sending their henchmen to them, including the quiet romantic Igor. We have compiled for you a selection of films that tell the true story of Cinderella after the wedding.

“I Love Them All”, direction. Maria Agranovic (2019)

Vera (Alena Mikhailova) has relationships with three men at the same time for the sake of a better life. He understands everyone’s needs very well and knows when to come and go. To avoid getting caught, he invents three different personalities for himself and plays them better than any other actor. She pretends to be an innocent student with a rich oligarch father (Sergei Garmash), a fatal bitch with a young and successful publisher (Kirill Safonov), and a rich IT specialist (Alexander Kuznetsov) remembers her as a pink-headed orphan. hair. He himself never knew love, but at some point his cunning plan failed.

“And God Created Woman”, dir. Roger Vadim (1956)

Blonde beauty Juliette (Brigitte Bardot) lives in a resort town with her parents after leaving the orphanage and works part-time in a newspaper shop. Her beauty seduces the men around her, who spread dirty rumors about her, and her lively character and natural sensuality only confirm these. Although she is known as a slut, she rejects many gentlemen. Of all the fans, she really only loves the young and ambitious careerist Antoine (Christian Marcand), but Antoine is not ready to risk everything for her and get married. Meanwhile, his romantic brother Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant), on the contrary, suffers from unrequited love. Then elderly millionaire Eric (Curd Jurgens) decides to take advantage of the situation to arrange his marriage to Michel and trick Juliette into becoming his wife. So what will Juliette do in the end?

“How valuable are you?” is. Bertrand Blier (2005)

François is an office worker (Bernard Campan) who is in poor health. He is not very popular among women, but one day he was lucky to win a large sum – 4 million euros – in the lottery. Now he intends to realize his dream and goes to the club to spend the night with the hot Italian beauty Daniela (Monica Bellucci). He invites her to live with him for 100 thousand euros a month until he runs out of money. But there is one condition – during this period he should not have close relations with anyone. Meanwhile, her lover Charlie (Gerard Depardieu) is not ready to give up so easily. And this leads to unexpected consequences.

“Showgirls”, dir. Paul Verhoeven (1995)

Gorgeous and leggy dancer Naomi (Elizabeth Berkley) dreams of becoming the star of a popular show in Las Vegas. She spends her days preparing and going to casting calls, and at nights she does strip dancing to somehow make ends meet. A chance meeting with the popular dancer Crystal opens the way to show business, where the risks are very high and the cruelty of competitors knows no bounds. The blonde gets a rich boss (Kyle MacLachlan) and one day she gets the opportunity to play the main role, but she will have to pay the price of success not only with her body but also with her life.

“Cheri”, dir. Stephen Frears (2009)

A beautiful but tragic story of misunderstanding. The beautiful courtesan Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer) is considering “retiring” and living just for herself, but at one point her old rival and colleague in the trade, Madame Pelou, invites her to teach her inexperienced and spoiled son the art of love. Cheri (Rupert’s Friend). Lea agrees, not knowing that the young man has been in love with her for a long time, and the last thing she expected was for him to fall in love too, after everything he had been through. However, Madame Pelou wants a better life for her son and wants him to marry the daughter of a rich friend. What will Sheri choose? love or arranged marriage?