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Plot, Details & Awards

Amour

(2012)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including a disturbing act, and for brief language.

PG-13 In Theaters 12/19/2012 , 130min.
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Plot & Details

An octogenarian couple find their love put to the ultimate test when one of them suffers a stroke, and the other must assume the role of the caretaker in this compassionate yet unsentimental drama from director Michael Haneke. Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) are retired classical-music teachers savoring their golden years in a comfortable apartment when Anne experiences a stroke that leaves her partially paralyzed. As devoted Georges struggles with the formidable task of becoming Anne's full-time caretaker, a visit from their adult daughter Eva (Isabelle Huppert) reaffirms just how secluded from society the highly educated couple have become since retiring.
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • Genre(s): Drama,Foreign
  • Run Time: 130min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2012
  • Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Classics
  • Director(s): Michael Haneke
  • Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant , Emmanuelle Riva , Isabelle Huppert , William Shimell
  • Themes: Living With Disability,Starting Over
  • Tone: Poignant,Sentimental
  • Keywords: caretaker [custodian],paralysis,stroke [medical]
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (12-19-2012)
  • Language: French

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2012 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay Michael Haneke Nominated
2012 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Foreign Language Film Won
2012 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director Michael Haneke Nominated
2012 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress Emmanuelle Riva Nominated
2012 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture Nominated

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actress Emmanuelle Riva Won
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director Michael Haneke Nominated
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay Michael Haneke Nominated
2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Foreign Language Film Won

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2012 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Foreign Language Film Won

Toronto International Film Festival

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2012 Toronto International Film Festival Film Presented Nominated
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