Amour (2012 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Haneke |
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Margaret Ménégoz Stefan Arndt Veit Heiduschka Michael Katz |
| Written by | Michael Haneke |
| Starring |
Jean-Louis Trintignant Emmanuelle Riva Isabelle Huppert |
| Cinematography | Darius Khondji |
| Edited by | Monika Willi Nadine Muse |
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| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange (France) X-Verleih (Germany) Filmladen (Austria) |
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127 minutes |
| Country | France Germany Austria |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8.9 million |
| Box office | $29.9 million |
Amour (pronounced: [a.muʁ]; French: "Love") is a 2012 French-language romantic drama film written and directed by the Austrian filmmaker 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. Anne suffers a stroke which paralyses her on the right side of her body. The film is a co-production among the French, German, and Austrian companies Les Films du Losange, X-Filme Creative Pool, and Wega Film.
Amour was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards, and was nominated in four other categories: Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emmanuelle Riva), Best Original Screenplay (Michael Haneke) and Best Director (Michael Haneke). At the age of 85, Emmanuelle Riva is the oldest nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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