From Michael Haneke, the director of critically acclaimed European hit The White Ribbon in 2009, comes a heart-breaking drama that teaches the audience about the power of love and gives them an in-sight to life when reaching the period of old age. The French title 'Amour' simply translates 'love' into English, which immediately indicates to the viewers what the central theme is as well as what typ... read more

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13 years, 1 month ago at Mar 10 11:15

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khan amir

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Good movie, nicely done, story of an articulated couple, who had a very fulfilling life, both music teachers, spend their life. In the old age the couple gone through tested time with wife getting from bad to worse with paralysis inflicted by stroke. The husband taking every possible care for her till he could not bear more the suffering of her slipping wife.

A very good movie

11 years, 11 months ago at Apr 22 22:10

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johanlefourbe

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Since I have always been a fan of Michael Haneke’s work, of course, I was really eager to check this flick. Man, even though the guy is already around 70 years old, he is definitely on fire right now and won with this movie his 2nd Golden Palm in a row at the Cannes Film Festival and it won many other awards as well. And, indeed, it definitely deserved all the praises it has received. Personally... read more

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Description: Georges and Anne are a couple of retired music teachers enjoying life in their eighties. However, Anne suddenly has a stroke at breakfast and their lives are never the same. That incident begins Anne's harrowingly steep physical and mental decline as Georges attempts to care for her at home as she wishes. Even as the fruits of their lives and career remain bright, the couple's hopes for some dignity prove a dispiriting struggle even as their daughter enters the conflict. In the end, George, with his love fighting against his own weariness and diminished future on top of Anne's, is driven to make some critical decisions for them ... (more)

Release date: 20 September 2012

Tags: Drama (11), 2012 (11), Love (9), 2010s (8), Romance (7), France (7), Austria (6), French (5), Germany (5), Stroke (5), Family (4), Paris (3), Death (3), (3), Pain (2), Old Age (2), Illness (2), Austrian (2), Husband Wife Relationship (2), Told In Flashback (2)

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