Amour

PG-13

Released Dec 19, 2012

2h 7m

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

With towering performances and an unflinching script from Michael Haneke, Amour represents an honest, heartwrenching depiction of deep love and responsibility.

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Jeff M

This is one of those quietly devastating motion pictures that always seem to come out of Europe that come across rather subtly while you're watching it and hits you like a ton of bricks as you reflect on the experience. I cared for an elderly grandmother in my home during the last months of her life, so this was an especially emotional voyage for me. Anyone who has experienced the deterioration of a loved one will most likely find much to relate to here, especially in the small moments. I so much appreciate that there aren't a lot of emotional fireworks and overly emphatic speeches about the quality of life. This is a simple story about the efforts and sacrifices one makes in order to care for someone he loves. Riva received all the awards attention here, and it is so very deserved, but in many ways Trintignant is the emotional center of this movie, and it's a devastating performance that deserves as much respect and admiration as his co-star. The end feels a bit drawn out, and I think it could have been 15-20 minutes shorter - that's my only minor quibble that keeps me from giving it a perfect rating. But this is such a wonderful, heartbreaking film that contains moments I will seriously never forget.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Mikhail B

I watched this film years ago, and now I have two feelings about it : fear and humility. I won't risk revisiting it, so vivid are those feelings in my memory.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Martin F

A hard to watch movie that punch you in the heart until the slow-paced make it lose its steam. Amour shows the tragedy of Alzheimer with an honest and grounded point of view, there is a lot of respect there despite a very sensible subject. It's hard to not feel sad for someone losing the love of their life over an illness that makes them slowly disappear. Following the husband and the daughter is heart-breaking and relatable even if you haven't gone through the same. The movie starts strong but with a slow-pace and some confusing time-jump, it lost its grip. It's still a good movie, but not as emotional as it started. It ends with a thought-provoking finale which is both controversial and relatable and reward the viewers after a dragging middle act.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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Gareth v

Hanake in his way has made a powerful and beautifully shot film about, aging, death, and grief. One of his best.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Dave S

Probably director Michael Haneke's most restrained, compassionate, and sensitive film, Amour is the story of Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva), and elderly couple, deeply in love and devoted to each other without reservation. However, their lives change forever when Anne suffers a stroke and the couple are forced to come to terms with an unimaginable future. As usual, Haneke directs the film with an Ozu-like sense of austerity, often using long takes and a stationary camera to tell his story. However, as stylish as the movie may be, the primary reason for watching are the performances from Trintignanat and Riva, sensitive and heartbreaking throughout. The film's laconic pacing may not be for all tastes, but patient viewers will find it to be a compelling story of love and commitment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/23

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Thomas M

The best international movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/22

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Michael Haneke

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Jean-Louis Trintignant

Georges

Emmanuelle Riva

Anne

Isabelle Huppert

Eva

Alexandre Tharaud

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William Shimell

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Amy Taubin

Film Comment Magazine

What makes Amour not only bearable but cathartic is the beauty of the filmmaking and the delicacy of the performances.

Aug 27, 2019

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

If only some of the uninhibitedly energetic thought and insight of these actors had found its way into Haneke's movie.

Sep 12, 2018

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Haneke has taken the ordinary - getting old; dying; happens to us all; no exceptions - and has transformed it into something so literate, powerful, terrifying, intelligent and extraordinary.

Sep 4, 2018

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

This is a story of true love – a love between a husband and wife that only grew stronger through the many years they experienced together. It’s a love that’s taken for granted today and often times treated so flippantly.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Eve O'Dea

Next Best Picture

In typical Haneke fashion, it leaves us with a deluge of questions about aging, dying, grief, and of course, love, but never dares to give an answer to any of them.

Rated: 9/10

May 19, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Haneke's most resonant film considers that love has more dimension than we might believe, just as life alternates between harmonious times and inevitable conclusions.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 12, 2022

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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.

Director: Michael Haneke
Producer: Margaret Ménégoz, Uwe Schott, Michael Katz
Screenwriter: Michael Haneke
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Wega Film, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Les Films du Losange, ARD Degeto Film, X Filme Creative Pool GmbH, France 3 Cinéma, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Language|A Disturbing Act|Mature Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 19, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.7M
Runtime: 2h 7m

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