The story of a fake New York socialite was made into a series by Netflix and once again sparked heated discussion. Reporter Maggie Ma from Los Angeles reported that Anna Delvey (formerly known as Anna Sorokin), who once pretended to be a socialite to defraud money and loans from

The story of a fake New York socialite was made into a drama series by Netflix and once again sparked heated discussion.

Reporter Maggie Ma reported in Los Angeles.

Anna Delvey (formerly known as Anna Sorokin), who once pretended to be a socialite to defraud money and loans from New York’s upper class society, in 2019 He was sentenced to prison in 2021, but was released from prison early for good behavior in 2021 and was deported back to Germany. The first TV series based on her story, "Inventing Anna", is now available on Netflix and has once again aroused heated discussions among viewers. This series provides more details behind the case, allowing people to have a deeper understanding of Anna herself, and understand why the people who came into contact with her and were deceived by her were fooled or even allowed to be manipulated by her.

“Fictional Anna” is adapted from an article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by The New York Magazine investigative reporter Jessica Pressler. The series starts from the reporter's perspective, and as she interviews Anna and the people she comes into contact with, Anna's true face is revealed bit by bit.

Anna Delvey came to New York in 2013, but quickly became famous as the "German Rich Second Generation" in the upper class, appearing in many high-end restaurants, fashion conferences and cocktail parties. She dresses very fashionably, carries herself in a high-spirited manner, and is even sometimes rude and rude, which fits people's impression of a "rich second generation". This is true even when she is in contact with wealthy elders. She never has stage fright or follows others' opinions. She often wins the favor of others with her proficiency in art and finance and her straightforward views. Soon, she formed her own circle of friends. Not only did she have female friends who were loyal to her, she also gained the trust of many bankers and lawyers, who were even willing to lend her money so that she could realize her lofty ideal: to build a fashion house in New York. A private art club that only wealthy people can access. Anna's guarantee is that her rich father "far away in Germany" promises to give her a trust fund of 65 million US dollars after she turns 26.

Although she wears famous brands, she has no fixed residence. Sometimes she lives with wealthy people, sometimes in luxury hotels. But because she was clad in gold and silver and was very good at pretending to be wealthy, many hotels did not charge a deposit when they let her check in until they found that the credit card could not be used. Sometimes she would renege on the debt because her father was strict with her, sometimes she would say that foreign bank transfers took a long time, and sometimes she would suddenly pay back the money after a long time. . . But over time, people began to doubt her identity.

What’s interesting is that even though many wealthy people were defrauded of money by her, or even had their credit cards stolen, no one filed a lawsuit against her. The reason is that the money is nothing to them, and reputation is more important. Speaking of it makes them feel uncomfortable. Shame on you. It wasn't until Anna once defrauded a reporter working at Vanity Fair out of money that she finally stepped on the wrong side of the road. The reporter had lost a whole year's salary and was worried about not coming back, so he decided to expose Anna in the media. Afterwards, even if Anna was brought to court, many of the people she defrauded were still unwilling to testify, and Anna didn't think there was anything wrong with stealing money from rich people and banks. Instead, she felt that she was just borrowing money. If her career If you succeed, you will pay it back.

Some people think Anna is a female liar, but others understand her American dream as an immigrant and the difficulty of trying to fight for rights as a woman. Even the reporters and defense lawyers who interviewed her unconsciously began to protect this arrogant girl and were slowly controlled by her.

This drama gives many details that have not been mentioned by the media before, such as how Anna controls others and gains their trust. In fact, she accurately grasped the psychology of rich people. Instead of agreeing and flattering, she used her outstanding acting skills to pretend to be rich, making people have no choice but to fear her. She threatens and bullies those who are weaker than her; but for wealthy people, she uses her knowledge and intelligence to gain their respect, and is very good at adapting to the situation.The play also accurately presents Anna's narcissistic personality and her paranoia. As early as her teenage years, she fantasized about entering the world of rich people in magazines and Instagram. She pretended to be rich for so long that she even forgot her true identity. Even in prison, she continued to say that she was the second generation of rich people. When the reporter actually visited her parents, they discovered that she was a naturally conceited girl from an ordinary blue-collar family.

Interestingly, Anna, who really wants to be famous, is not shy about interviews and stories being adapted for the screen. She even mentioned that she hopes Jennifer Lawrence can play her. This Netflix series has invited Julia Garner to star. In fact, she is more similar to Anna in terms of body shape, speech and behavior, especially the accent and temperament. Netflix also paid Anna a large amount of money to obtain her consent for the show, and the money was also used to repay her debt to the bank. Currently, HBO is also adapting a movie related to her, which is based on the book written by Rachel Williams, the "Vanity Fair" reporter who exposed her friend, and will tell her story from another perspective. However, because Rachel Williams had a falling out with Anna and went to court, in the end Rachel did not get back the $60,000 that Anna owed her. Therefore, HBO's adaptation did not receive Anna's support at all. She even mentioned in an interview that she did not care what happened to Rachel. Evaluate her.

Netflix has now launched "Imaginary Anna" and it immediately became a popular series. It is indeed very helpful for those who want to know the whole story of the case in more detail, but it spends a lot of time on this "New York" magazine investigative reporter Jessica Pre Jessica Pressler also tells about her own experiences in the workplace, using parallel stories of two women to try to understand and accommodate Anna's actions from a female perspective, while revealing the essence of New York's upper class society. question. This episode seems to imply that Anna itself is not a problem, her existence is actually inevitable in capitalist society, and there are many people with more problems than her, but many of them are because they are men, have identity and status, Instead of being punished like Anna.

This angle also caused controversy online, leading to mediocre reviews of the show from the media and audiences. Some people think that Anna is a fighter who has made a name for herself in the male-dominated New York financial world. It is unfair that the men who helped her "cheat" were not punished in any way; on the other hand, some viewers feel that it should not be spent. Too much time is spent glorifying this liar, and the series spends too much time exploring the struggles of women in the workplace and the Mi Tou movement, which is unnecessary.

Anna Delvey's story in the United States may be over, but she still plans to go to London to continue her goal of changing "class status", and discussions about her film and television works will not stop. Is she a villain or a fighter? Maybe everyone has their own answer.