Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and Best Foreign Language Film at the 2013 Academy Awards, this French drama...
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and Best Foreign Language Film at the 2013 Academy Awards, this French drama directed by Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon, Funny Games) examines old age, infirmity and mortality with relentless honesty as it depicts the relationship of a couple in their eighties.
Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Academy Award nominee Emmanuelle Riva) are retired music teachers in their eighties whose lives are fulfilled by music and their love for one another. But when Anne suddenly sits staring blankly at her husband one day, it signals the first onset of a mental and physical deterioration that will test their love's ability to endure an inevitable conclusion.
This is the second Palme d'Or that Haneke has won, placing him in an elite category of just seven directors that have been twice honoured with the supreme award at Cannes.
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93 %222 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
82 %21,014 reviewsAudience score rating
"This poignantly acted, uncommonly tender two-hander makes a doubly powerful statement about man's capacity for dignity and sensitivity when confronted with the inevitable cruelty of nature."
Variety"Heartfelt and humane."
Total Film"A tender, wrenching, impeccably directed story of love and death."
The New York Times"A moving, terrifying and uncompromising drama of extraordinary intimacy and intelligence."
The Guardian"Old age isn't for sissies, and neither is this film."
Roger Ebert"The resulting interplay of ruthless restraint and unavoidable passion, plus the film's refusal to shrink from depicting the inevitable horrors of physical deterioration, is devastating."
Los Angeles Times"An exceptional work shows a world-class director still unafraid to lock horns with the profound mysteries of the universe."
Little White Lies"Consummate acting helps ease a painful watch, as Michael Haneke describes the ultimate test of love in a profoundly honest study of sickness and dying."
Hollywood Reporter"Old age may not be a reality you wish to confront, but you must see this film."
Empire Magazine"Haneke being Haneke, Amour is still a bracingly unsentimental film, but it shouldn't be mistaken for heartless."
A.V. ClubAmour | Details
Award winner- Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival 2012. Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes 2013. Best Foreign Film and Best Actress (Riva), BAFTA Awards 2013.
- Runtime
- 125
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- France, Germany, Austria
