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Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #102. To the Edge of Sorrow – Michel Spinosa

Published on December 31, 2019

To the Edge of Sorrow

Michel Spinosa is helming his highest profile project to date with his fifth feature, To the Edge of Sorrow, produced by Sylvie Pialat and director Cristian Mungiu. The title will star Cosmina Stratan, who won Best Actress at Cannes for her role in Mungiu’s 2012 drama Beyond the Hills. Spinosa’s last title was 2014’s Son epouse with Charlotte Gainsbourg, but he may be most recognizable as a director for his 2007 drama Anna M., which featured Isabelle Carre in a Cesar nominated performance. His 1994 directorial debut Emmene-moi competed in Locarno but Spinosa has written several features for director Gilles Bourdos, including Afterwards (2008), Renoir (2012) and Endangered Species (2017).

Gist: Based on Holocaust survivor Aharon Appelfeld’s book, To the Edge of Sorrow’s focus is a Jewish teen who escapes from the Nazis into the mountains and joins an organized resistance movement hiding there.

Release Date/Prediction: Spinosa’s shoot began in September 2019. Based on his producers and production period, we’d expect Spinosa to have his first premiere at Cannes, potentially in Un Certain Regard.

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.