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  • Jean-Louis Trintignant

    Jean-Louis Trintignant

    Georges

  • Emmanuelle Riva

    Emmanuelle Riva

    Anne

  • Isabelle Huppert

    Isabelle Huppert

    Eva

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  • Michael Haneke

    Michael Haneke

    Director / Screenwriter

  • Margaret Menegoz

    Margaret Menegoz

    Producer

  • Stefan Arndt

    Stefan Arndt

    Producer

  • Veit Heiduschka

    Veit Heiduschka

    Producer

  • Michael Katz

    Michael Katz

    Producer

  • Uwe Schott

    Uwe Schott

    Executive Producer

  • Darius Khondji

    Darius Khondji

    Director of Photography

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    Michael Haneke's 'Amour' Tops London Critics' Circle Awards

    12:30 pm PST 1/20/2013
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    Haneke's drama wins film of the year and best screenwriter nod, but Ang Lee takes home the best director award for "Life of Pi." READ MORE

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  2. French Films Reach Record Box Office Revenue Abroad

    French Films Reach Record Box Office Revenue Abroad

    7:23 am PST 1/19/2013
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    French exports brought in nearly $1.2 billion in international markets last year and sold 140 million tickets. READ MORE

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  3. 'Amour' Named Best Film at France’s Lumiere Awards

    'Amour' Named Best Film at France’s Lumiere Awards

    5:59 am PST 1/19/2013
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    Emanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant take home trophies for their acting roles, while Jacques Audiard is honored as best director for "Rust and Bone." READ MORE

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  5. Haneke's 'Amour' Scores Rare Oscar Best Picture/Foreign Language Double

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  7. A Few Minutes with Feinberg: The French Connection

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  10. Todd McCarthy Ranks the 10 Best Movies of 2012

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  13. Box Office Preview: 'Guilt Trip,' 'Monsters 3D' Usher in Glut of Holiday Films

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  15. Eurimages Holds First-Ever Session in Dubai

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    11:10 am PST 12/9/2012
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    Joaquin Phoenix and, in a tie, Jennifer Lawrence and Emmanuelle Riva take top acting prizes. READ MORE

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  18. The Hanoi International Film Festival Kicks Off in Vietnam

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    The upstart Southeast Asian festival shows some growing pains and plenty of promise as it returns for an expanded second year. READ MORE

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  19. The Making of Michael Haneke's 'Amour'

    The Making of Michael Haneke's 'Amour'

    11:03 am PST 11/22/2012
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    The rigorously unsentimental director recruited two octogenarian legends to play a married couple at the end of life in his touching, personal and painful drama. READ MORE

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  20. The Making of 'Amour': Michael Haneke's Personal, Painful Drama About the End of Life

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    11:00 am PST 11/22/2012
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    The rigorously unsentimental director recruited two octogenarian legends to play a married couple navigating death in his warmest film yet. READ MORE

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Summary

Georges (Trintignant) and Anne (Riva) are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter (Huppert), who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple's bond of love is severely tested.

Company Info

  • Sony Pictures Classics Domestic Theatrical Distributor
  • Les Films du Losange Production Company
  • X-Filme Creative Pool Production Company
  • WEGA-Film Production Company
  • France 3 Cinema Production Company
  • ARD Degeto Production Company
  • Bayerischer Rundfunk Production Company
  • Westdeutscher Rundfunk Production Company