
Amour
2012 · Movie · PG-13 · 127 min · ★ 7.8 · 94% critics
An elderly, cultivated couple faces a sudden health crisis that changes their daily life and puts their long marriage under strain. As illness progresses, one partner becomes a caregiver while both try to hold on to dignity, love, and the home they share.
Also known as Love
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-09-20
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 94/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (1,780 votes)
- Box office
- $29,900,000
- Budget
- $8,900,000
About
You may like this if you want a quiet, deeply felt drama about love and aging, with strong performances and a serious mood; Not for you if you prefer lighter stories or more outward action, and it may also appeal if you like Loveless or Winter Sleep.
Pros: powerful lead performances; deeply moving story; honest emotional depth | Cons: very slow pace; heavy subject matter; emotionally draining
Themes
- daughter
- nurse
- music teacher
- married couple
- piano lessons
- aging
- love
- retired
- illness
- pigeon
- stroke
- octogenarian
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2013
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2012
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2012
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2012
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2012
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- Palme d'Or · 2012
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2013 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 2013 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2012 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2012 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2012 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2012 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2012 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · nominated
Cast & crew

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

Rita Blanco
as Concierge

Carole Franck
as Nurse #1

Dinara Drukarova
as Nurse #2

Laurent Capelluto
as Police Officer #1
Directed by Michael Haneke