Michael Haneke's impeccable study of the decline of an elderly woman, Anne (Emmanuelle Riva), and the desperate efforts of her husband, Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) to keep things together, is far from feel-good cinema, but it is note-perfect in its examination of love transcending the inevitability of time. To some, Haneke's approach might seem cold and unsentimental, but he just seems keen to observe without intruding, giving Riva and Trintignant the floor to deliver a pair of knockout performances, earning Riva an Oscar nomination, while the movie also received nods for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and won the Best Foreign Film award. Grim, slow and lengthy, Amour will seem unappealing to some, but for those interested in authentic, down-to-Earth drama, it rarely gets better.
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