Inventing Anna
2022
Original language: English
- drama
The story
Audacious entrepreneur or con artist? A journalist chases down the story of Anna Delvey, who convinced New York's elite she was a German heiress.
What it’s like
Sleek, glossy Manhattan interiors do most of the work here: rooftop bars at dusk, marble lobbies, hotel suites lit in cool white and warm amber, and a restless digital sheen in the phone and laptop screens that thread through every scene. The camera moves with the hunt, handheld and close during interviews and courtroom sequences, then slides into polished tracking shots when the glamour takes over, so the look keeps shifting between seduction and suspicion. The score leans on pulsing electronic beats and tense strings, with a brisk editing rhythm that makes long stretches of talk feel like a chase. Its vibe is slick, skeptical and a little feverish, the kind of watch that suits a weeknight binge with the lights half down or a commute-length episode when you want to be pulled along. Relationships are loaded with ambition and mistrust, and the central arc follows a reporter gradually questioning her own certainty. Violence is absent; the tension comes from lies, money pressure and social humiliation, with some frank talk about wealth and drinking. It is best for viewers who enjoy sharp, character-driven true-crime drama and the sting of watching a con unravel.
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