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Amour

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
100K
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POPULARITY
2,833
173
Amour (2012)
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple's bond of love is severely tested.
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Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and t... Read allGeorges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
100K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,833
173
  • Director
    • Michael Haneke
  • Writer
    • Michael Haneke(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Louis Trintignant
    • Emmanuelle Riva
    • Isabelle Huppert
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Haneke
  • Writer
    • Michael Haneke(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Louis Trintignant
    • Emmanuelle Riva
    • Isabelle Huppert
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    • 242User reviews
    • 461Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 84 wins & 108 nominations total

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    Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
    Trailer 2:00
    Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
    "Reassuring"
    Clip 0:36
    "Reassuring"

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    Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour (2012)
    Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour (2012)
    Emmanuelle Riva in Amour (2012)
    Jean-Louis Trintignant and Michael Haneke in Amour (2012)
    Jean-Louis Trintignant and Michael Haneke in Amour (2012)
    Isabelle Huppert in Amour (2012)
    Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michael Haneke, and Emmanuelle Riva in Amour (2012)
    Isabelle Huppert in Amour (2012)
    Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour (2012)
    Emmanuelle Riva in Amour (2012)
    Emmanuelle Riva in Amour (2012)
    Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michael Haneke, and Emmanuelle Riva in Amour (2012)

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    Jean-Louis Trintignant
    Jean-Louis Trintignant
    • Georgesas Georges
    Emmanuelle Riva
    Emmanuelle Riva
    • Anneas Anne
    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Evaas Eva
    Alexandre Tharaud
    • Alexandreas Alexandre
    William Shimell
    William Shimell
    • Geoffas Geoff
    Ramón Agirre
    Ramón Agirre
    • Concierge's Husbandas Concierge's Husband
    Rita Blanco
    Rita Blanco
    • Conciergeas Concierge
    Carole Franck
    Carole Franck
    • Nurse #1as Nurse #1
    Dinara Drukarova
    • Nurse #2as Nurse #2
    • (as Dinara Droukarova)
    Laurent Capelluto
    Laurent Capelluto
    • Police Officer #1as Police Officer #1
    Jean-Michel Monroc
    • Police Officer #2as Police Officer #2
    Suzanne Schmidt
    Suzanne Schmidt
    • Neighbouras Neighbour
    Damien Jouillerot
    • Paramedic #1as Paramedic #1
    Walid Afkir
    • Paramedic #2as Paramedic #2
    • Director
      • Michael Haneke
    • Writer
      • Michael Haneke(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Not a word of the script was changed during production. The film was shot exactly as it was written, word for word.
    • Goofs
      When Georges and Anne are eating together he first cuts her food for her with a Laguiole knife. Later on he is holding a classic knife with a round point.
    • Quotes

      Anne: It's beautiful.

      Georges: What?

      Anne: Life. So long.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Impromptu opus 90 - no1
      Franz Schubert

      Interprétés au piano par Alexandre Tharaud

    User reviews242

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    Top review
    10/10
    A Nutshell Review: Amour
    If I had watched this film no less than 5 years ago, I'd probably wouldn't think too much about Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or winning Amour, which made him one of an elite group of filmmakers who had won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival at least twice (and within a span of three years too). But I suppose having to live through some of life's experiences, both pleasant and those that are not, would have opened up one's horizons, connect and identify with the many elements about terminal illness and suffering, love and the quality of life, being affected in more ways that I would have normally allowed.

    As in most of the Austrian filmmaker's movies, this film centers around the characters of Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva), an elderly couple whom we see are enjoying the twilight of their lives, and their companionship with each other, since daughter Eva (Isabelle Huppert) is away overseas most of the time. Unfortunately Anne suffers a stroke and more, rendering her paralyzed on one side, gradually relying on the primary care provided by Georges to get through day by day. And given Georges' age, being primary caregiver is also something of a challenge, and a stress both mentally and physically, having made a vow to Anne that he is adamant in keeping, of having no further hospital visits, or to put her in a home.

    The many things that Haneke had put into his film are the hard truths revolving around the dedicated attention given to the patient, from things like feeding and the changing of diapers, doing the household chores which include enlisting the help of others in grocery shopping, to hardware requirements like the commode or the adjustable bed. There may be a certain level of shyness involved during cleaning up, and in every step of the way you want to maintain the dignity of the patient, because the last thing you want to do is to have a drop of morale. The deterioration is painful to witness, as Eva goes from having strength to being completely bedridden, with the ability of communication, a very key thing, taken away when speech impairment rears its ugly head, when therapy can only do so much. Haneke doesn't gloss over the necessary aspects of suffering, even if under the hands of uncaring home nurses, and probably introduced a little tinge of fear as one grows old, gets sick, and get put under the mercy of others.

    Georges gets the periodic visits from his daughter, but you can almost feel a distant rift between the two each time they try to sit down and communicate. What Haneke's story and screenplay brilliantly achieved is to be able to say so much without saying much at all, directing the actors to bring out ideas and back-channel communication through their acting craft, making it a very fulfilling experience watching, and dissecting the human relations and condition in each of the characters, even when Eva had to spend most of her time in bed, and portraying the limited range of emotions a stroke patient can muscle together. Perhaps I too felt some guilt each time Eva returns home to check on the latest status of her mom and dad, as it mirrors how I would have loved to be able to do more, if not for modern day commitments, or what we would like to think of as commitments.

    Being a Haneke film, we'd come to know some darker moments to sort of jump through when we least expected, especially so when the title is one as benign as Love in its many forms. While what was shocking wasn't something narratively new in films done by others, it still made one heck of an impact, lingering for some time which I thought was quite wicked, leaving things rich and open to post-screening debate. Haneke makes you work to come up with your interpretation of events, never telling you verbose details unnecessary to spoonfeed, preferring that you experience and take away something from it, though this was perhaps one of his less obtuse works.

    What made this film was also the performances of Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, who hardly put in a wrong foot. Trintignant returns to the big screen after an absence of 7 years, with a role specifically written for him, which he duly delivered. His Georges came across as heartbroken and exasperated rolled into one. Emmanuelle Riva may seem to have gotten the easier role having to be in bed, and sometimes absent for the most parts as Georges keeps her Anne locked away, but credit to her fine acting without having the need to over-act or over-compensate for the condition she has to flesh out. The make up department also deserves mention for being able to realistically age her on screen as well.

    Amour continues in its winning of the minds of various critics and chalking up awards in the festival circuit, as well as year end accolades. It should be interesting if it does culminate in walking away with the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar statuette next year. Recommended!
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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2012 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Austria
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chuyện Tình
    • Filming locations
      • Studio d'Epinay, Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Losange
      • X-Filme Creative Pool
      • Wega Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,739,492
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $68,266
      • Dec 23, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,664,140
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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