''Ana, mon amour'' is a 2017 Romanian

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directed by

Călin Peter Netzer Călin Peter Netzer (; born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian film director who won the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Born in Petroșani to a family of Romanian and German origins, Netzer emigrated with his family to West G ...

. It was selected to compete for the

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in the main competition of the

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. Editor Dana Bunescu received the

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for outstanding artistic contribution.

Plot

Ana (Diana Cavallioti) and Toma (Mircea Postelnicu) are in a heated debate over

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's philosophy. As the argument continues they both end up in bed and have sex. Later it is revealed that Ana has anxiety attacks that border on mental illness.

Cast

* Mircea Postelnicu as Toma * Diana Cavallioti as Ana * Carmen Tănase as Toma's mother * as Toma's father *

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as Psychologist *

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as Ana's mother *

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as Priest Adrian *

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as Irina

Production

The film was a joint production of Parada Film (Romania), Augenschein Filmproduktion (Germany), and Sophie Dulac Productions (France). The casting for the film began in August 2014 with Christina Paul of Germany being in charge of the make-up team while André Rigaut was the sound mixer for the team, along with 2 cameras on board. In October 2014 the film received a grant of 361,000

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s from the Romanian National Film Center, half of what was needed. The producer (Oana Kelemen) has then made an appeal, and received 2 million Euros in compensation. The film was supposed to begin shooting in summer/fall of 2015 but was delayed till 10 March 2016. The film was filmed in just 2 months. Cinematographer Andrei Butica said that they used a prosthesis in the sex scene between Mircea Postelnicu and Diana Cavallioti.

Reception

The film was ranked number 4 in Romanian box offices in 2017. Deborah Young of ''

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'' praised it for being "A seriously complicated romantic drama". '' Variety's'' Jay Weissberg also praised the film but criticized its chronological order and fast play. The film also got a B− from ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ana Mon Amour 2017 films 2017 drama films 2010s psychological drama films 2010s erotic drama films Romanian drama films 2010s Romanian-language films Films directed by Călin Peter Netzer Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution Films set in Bucharest Films about philosophy