Love

The peaceful life of a loving older couple is suddenly interrupted when the passage of time eventually catches up with them and the semblance of death invades their upscale Parisian apartment.

The peaceful life of a loving older couple is suddenly interrupted when the passage of time eventually catches up with them and the semblance of death invades their upscale Parisian apartment. Watching the husband struggle with the realization that his wife’s health is deteriorating at lightning speed, Haneke conjures up a quietly devastating drama on love. Coaxing brilliant performances out of Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva as the leading couple, Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. L.K.

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Original title: Amour

Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Michael Haneke

Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Michael Haneke

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Darius Khondji

Μοντάζ / Editors: Nadine Muse, Monika Willi

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert

Γαλλία, Γερμανία, Αυστρία / France, Germany, Austria

2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

127'

Γαλλικά / French

* Screened on September 24th and September 26th

Publication date: 2012-09-10 17:29:30

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