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Amour
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Amour is a 2012 French drama film directed and written by Michael Haneke. The cast includes Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, and Alexandre Tharaud. Produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, and Michael Katz, the film originated in France, Germany, and Austria. It was produced by Canal+, France 3, and Les Films du Losange, with Darius Khondji serving as director of photography. The narrative is set in Paris, and the film features music by Franz Schubert.
The film has a runtime of 127 minutes and was released on September 20, 2012. It received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, the Palme d'Or, and European Film Awards for Best Film and Best Director. Additionally, it was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film had a production budget of 8,900,000 and earned 29,900,000 at the box office.
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7.8Georges 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 a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Cast
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Georges
- Emmanuelle Riva as Anne
- Isabelle Huppert as Eva
- Alexandre Tharaud as Alexandre
- William Shimell as Geoff
- Ramon Agirre as Concierge's Husband
Themes
- daughter
- nurse
- music teacher
- married couple
- piano lessons
- aging
- love
- retired
- illness
- pigeon
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Michael Haneke
- Written by
- Michael Haneke
- Produced by
- Margaret Ménégoz Stefan Arndt Veit Heiduschka Michael Katz
- Starring
- Jean-Louis Trintignant Emmanuelle Riva Isabelle Huppert
- Cinematography
- Darius Khondji
- Edited by
- Monika Willi Nadine Muse
- Production companies
- Les Films du Losange X Filme Creative Pool Wega Film France 3 Cinéma Canal+
- Distributed by
- Les Films du Losange (France) X Verleih AG [ de ] (through Warner Bros. ) (Germany) Filmladen (Austria)
- Release dates
- 20 May 2012 ( 2012-05-20 ) ( Cannes ) 20 September 2012 ( 2012-09-20 ) (Germany) 24 October 2012 ( 2012-10-24 ) (France)
- Running time
- 127 minutes
- Countries
- France Austria Germany
- Language
- French
- Budget
- $8.9–9.7 million
- Box office
- $36.8 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Amour ( pronounced [a.muʁ]; French: "Love") is a 2012 French romantic tragedy film written and directed by Michael Haneke, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert. The narrative focuses on an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad. One morning during breakfast, Anne has a stroke, and the ensuing complications reshape their lives. The film is an international co-production among the French, German, and Austrian companies Les Films du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool, and Wega Film.
Amour premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, making Haneke the second filmmaker to win twice consecutively. The film garnered widespread critical acclaim for its direction, screenplay, and performances by Trintignant and Riva. It has been widely regarded by critics as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. Amour won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in addition of four nominations (including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress with Emmanuelle Riva; then aged 85, becoming the oldest nominee within the category) at the 85th Academy Awards, among numerous accolades.
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