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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 84. Calin Peter Netzer’s Ana, Mon Amour

Published on January 3, 2017

Ana, Mon Amour

Director: Calin Peter Netzer
Writer: Calin Peter Netzer, Cezar Paul Badescu

Romanian director Calin Peter Netzer reached international acclaim upon winning the Golden Bear at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival for his third feature, Child’s Pose. He’s been working on his follow-up, Ana, Mon Amour since 2014, one of his country’s most expensive local productions, with funding also coming from France and Germany. Telling the story of Ana and Toma’s dysfunctional relationship, caused partially by Ana’s mental illness, Netzer aims to chart the differing perspectives of their troubled union.

Cast: Mircea Postelnicu, Diana Cavallioti, Carmen Tanase, Vasile Muraru, Adrian Titieni, Tania Popa.

Production Co./Producer(s): Parada Film (Oana Keleman), Sophie Dulac Productions.

U.S. Distributor: Rights available.

Release Date: Netzer will return to competition at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival in February.

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Nicholas Bell

Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2021: France (Bruno Dumont), Passing (Rebecca Hall) and Nightmare Alley (Guillermo Del Toro). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.