Amour is a 2012 French-language drama written and directed by the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke (Hidden, The White Ribbon). It is a work of art which stars Jean-Louis Trintignant (Three Colours: Red), Emmanuelle Riva (Three Colours: Blue) and Isabelle Huppe (The Piano Teacher).
Georges and Anne are retired music teachers in their 80s, living in a handsomely furnished, book-lined Paris apartment. They are happy, affectionate, loving; active and content. One day, Anne suffers the first of a series of strokes which paralyses one arm, making playing the piano impossible, accompanied by progressive dementia. Having promised the terrified Anne that he would never put her in a home or hospital, Georges is placed under the increasing, insupportable strain caring for her at home.
As Anne's life ebbs away, so does her identity: is their love itself beginning to be dismantled? With its quiet tenderness and brave performances, this is as close to perfection as filmmaking gets.
Michael Haneke is an outstanding Austrian filmmaker and screenwriter who is best known for his bleak and disturbing style. His films often document problems and failures in modern society.
The film has also been nominated for four BAFTAs - Film Not In The English Language, Director, Original Screenplay and Leading Actress.
*The movie avoids melodrama; instead, it's just extraordinarily intimate, with touches of visual poetry like the pigeon that gets into the apartment and won't leave, an image of our own heedless tenacity.* Boston Globe
*Among so many other things, this is a film about loyalty and being true to your word. ‘Amour’ is a staggering, highly intelligent and astonishingly performed work. It’s a masterpiece.* Time Out
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Amour is screening on Tuesday 29th at 7.45pm, Wednesday at 30th at 2pm & 7.45pm and Thursday 31st at 7.45pm.
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