Ana, mon amour (2017)

Toma and Ana meet as students in the literature faculty and quickly fall in love.

Director:

Cãlin Peter Netzer

Writers:

Cãlin Peter Netzer (screenplay), Cezar Paul-Badescu (screenplay)

Stars:

Mircea Postelnicu, Diana Cavallioti, Tania Popa

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mircea Postelnicu	...	Toma
Diana Cavallioti	...	Ana
Tania Popa	...	Mama Ana
Igor Caras-Romanov	...	Igor
Carmen Tanase	...	Mama Toma
Vasile Muraru	...	Tata Toma
Adrian Titieni	...	Psihanalist
Vlad Ivanov	...	Parintele Adrian
Ioana Flora	...	Irina
Ionut Caras	...	Bogdan
Iulia Lumânare	...	Ginecolog - Simona
Mihaela Ciuchea	...	Asistent Ginecolog - Lia
Viorel Comanici	...	Psihiatru
Alexandru Marcu	...	Tudor 5 Ani (as Marcu Alex)
Eric Buza	...	Tudor 2 Ani

Storyline

Toma meets Ana while they are both literature students at university, and they fall in love. Ana suffers from panic attacks and Toma follows her to every dark corner she ends up in. He fights his parents when they reject her, accepts being a father and marries her and eventually becomes her babysitter, her driver, her everything. While he appears to be in control of their relationship, in fact Toma just revolves around a woman he cannot understand, pushing himself to the limit as he tries to save her.

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | male in shower | erect penis | male explicit nudity | romania | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Romania Germany France

Language:

Romanian Russian

Release Date:

3 March 2017 (Romania)

Also Known As:

Ana, Askim

Filming Locations:

Romania

Box Office

Budget:

€2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parada Film, Augenschein Filmproduktion, Sophie Dulac Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Trece-un nouras pe sus
Performed by Surorile Osoianu

User Reviews

An Engrossing European Art-House Drama

Ana, Mon Amour (Anna, My Love) is a Romanian drama, inspired by a Romanian novel, Luminata, My Love. In many ways, it's a typical European art-house drama: a narrow, intense love story, very emotional scenes, jumps in time, some religious and intellectual discussions here and there, etc... The screenplay is excellent, as are the acting and direction. I liked this film much more than Child's Pose (and any recent Romanian film I've seen such as Bacalaureat or The Death of Mr. Lazarescu). It might even be better than Tuesday After Christmas. Honest and illuminating, with a damaged, melancholic streak running right through the whole film. 'Ana, mon amour' won the prestigious Silver Bear (runner up) award at the most recent Berlin Film Festival, and is highly recommended for lovers of European art-house cinema. 'Chapeau,' as we say here in France... (translation: you have my deep respect for your fine work). 8.5/10