Amour

France 2012, 117 minutes
Dir. Michael Haneke
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [R13] Content may disturb
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Topics: Late-life.

Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert

Synopsis: An octogenarian couple find their love put to the ultimate test when one of them suffers a stroke in this devastating humanist drama from master director Michael Haneke.

“A compassionate, rigorously unsentimental masterwork from a director who doesn't normally truck in emotions like the one named in the title.”~Slate

Cannes - Palm D’Or
NZ International Film Festival 2012

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5 stars (Exceptional) The two leads inhabit the material without a breath of overstatement. The director observes with a sensitivity that rejects sentiment and keeps key ambiguities intact to encourage debate. Profoundly moving, plainly brilliant. ~fairbrother
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4 stars (Very Good) Realistic and sad ~Milana
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3 stars (Good Enough) Starts well but the middle scenes need patience, as the screenplay aims for authenticity in portraying the caring of a loved one. However, the ending is worth the wait & the two veteran performances are good enough to push the great Huppert to one side. ~Tubbs