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Original title: Amour (Love)
Year: 2012
Running time: 127 min.
Country: Austria
Director: Michael Haneke
Screenwriter: Michael Haneke
Music: Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach
Cinematography: Darius Khondji
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, William Shimell, Ramón Agirre, Rita Blanco, Alexandre Tharaud, Laurent Capelluto, Carole Franck, Dinara Drukarova
Producer: Co-production Austria-France-Germany;
Les Films du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, Wega-Film, France 3 Cinéma, ARD degeto, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), France Télévisions
Genre: Drama | Romantic Drama. Old Age / Elderly. Disease/illness. Disability
Synopsis: 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.

Rankings Position

#82 Best Movies of the 21st century

Awards: 2012: Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film. 5 Nominations, including Best Picture

2012: Golden Globes: Best Foreign Language Film

2012: 2 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Film & Actress (Riva). 4 Nominations

2012: Cannes Film Festival: Palm D'Or - Best Film

2012: 5 César Awards, including Best Film. 10 nominations

2012: Critics Choice Awards: Best Foreign Film. Nominated for Best Actress

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2012: European Film Awards: Best Film, Director, Actor & Actress. 6 nominations

2012: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Foreign Film

2012: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Film. 2 Nominations

2012: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Foreign Film

2012: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Film & Actress (Riva)

2012: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film & Best Actress (Riva)

2012: Guldbagge Awards: Best Foreign Film

2012: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Foreign Film. 2 Nominations

2012: 2 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, incl. Best Actress (Riva). 3 Nominations

2012: San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Best Actress (Riva) & Foreign Language Film

2012: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nominated for Best International Independent Film

2013: Goya Awards: Best European Film

2013: Gaudí Awards: Best European Film

2012: David di Donatello Awards: Best European Film

Critics' reviews

"Magnificent in its simplicity and its relentless honesty about old age, illness and dying (...) There is never a false step or superfluous scene"

Deborah Young: The Hollywood Reporter
"Haneke's most intimate film in nearly a quarter-century (...) [A] poignantly acted, uncommonly tender two-hander"

Peter Debruge: Variety
"Masterwork (...) A tender, wrenching, impeccably directed story of love and death"

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times
"Transfixing and extraordinarily touching, perhaps the most hauntingly honest movie about old age ever made"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"An unexpected kind of masterpiece (...) We don't expect such unflinching seriousness, such profundity (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Michael Haneke's new film, a study of the effects of ageing and dementia on a blissful married couple, is intelligent film-making of the highest order (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian

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