Amour

    Genre
    Drama, Foreign
  • |
    • Runtime
    127 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2012
  • |
    • Countries
    Austria, France, Germany
  • |
    • Languages
    French, English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Michael Haneke
WRITTEN BY:
Michael Haneke
CAST INCLUDES:
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Winner of both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or, Director/Writer Michael Haneke (CACHE, THE WHITE RIBBON) crafts a gripping portrait of an octogenarian couple, Georges and Anne, whose lives are heart-wrenchingly upended when Anne has a stroke. Salon.com raves, "This is an unforgettable love story set at the close of day, as tragic and beautiful in its way as "Tristan und Isolde," and a portrait of the impossible beauty and fragility of life that will yield new experiences to every viewer and every viewing." AMOUR stars Jean-Louis Trintignant (THREE COLORS: RED, THE CONFIRMIST), the late Oscar nominee Emmanuelle Riva (HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR, THERESE) and Oscar nominee Isabelle Huppert (ELLE, CAPTIVE).

SYNOPSIS

Retired music teachers Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) have spent their lives devoted to their careers and to each other. Their relationship faces its greatest challenge when Anne suffers a debilitating stroke. Though Georges himself suffers from the aches and infirmities of old age, he bravely ignores his own discomfort to take care of his wife, and is determined to keep his promise to her that she never go back to the hospital.

Amour

    Genre
    Drama, Foreign
  • |
    • Runtime
    127 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    2012
  • |
    • Countries
    Austria, France, Germany
  • |
    • Languages
    French, English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Michael Haneke
WRITTEN BY
Michael Haneke
CAST INCLUDES
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell
Winner of both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or, Director/Writer Michael Haneke (CACHE, THE WHITE RIBBON) crafts a gripping portrait of an octogenarian couple, Georges and Anne, whose lives are heart-wrenchingly upended when Anne has a stroke. Salon.com raves, "This is an unforgettable love story set at the close of day, as tragic and beautiful in its way as "Tristan und Isolde," and a portrait of the impossible beauty and fragility of life that will yield new experiences to every viewer and every viewing." AMOUR stars Jean-Louis Trintignant (THREE COLORS: RED, THE CONFIRMIST), the late Oscar nominee Emmanuelle Riva (HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR, THERESE) and Oscar nominee Isabelle Huppert (ELLE, CAPTIVE).

Retired music teachers Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) have spent their lives devoted to their careers and to each other. Their relationship faces its greatest challenge when Anne suffers a debilitating stroke. Though Georges himself suffers from the aches and infirmities of old age, he bravely ignores his own discomfort to take care of his wife, and is determined to keep his promise to her that she never go back to the hospital.

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