Variety
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.
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Amour
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.
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.
2012Rating: R13, contains content that may disturb125 minsFrance, Germany, AustriaFrench with English subtitles
DramaWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Michael Haneke ('The White Ribbon', 'Funny Games', 'Hidden')
- Writer:
- Michael Haneke
- Cast:
- Jean-Louis TrintignantEmmanuelle RivaIsabelle HuppertAlexandre TharaudWilliam ShimellRamón Agirre
Amour / Reviews
The Guardian
A moving, terrifying and uncompromising drama of extraordinary intimacy and intelligence.
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Los Angeles Times
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.
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Little White Lies
An exceptional work shows a world-class director still unafraid to lock horns with the profound mysteries of the universe.
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Hollywood Reporter
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.
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Empire Magazine
Old age may not be a reality you wish to confront, but you must see this film.
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A.V. Club
Haneke being Haneke, Amour is still a bracingly unsentimental film, but it shouldn't be mistaken for heartless.
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