13-19 November 2017

Amour

Michael Haneke

Amour (Michael Haneke)

Synopsis

Police break into a Paris apartment and discover the body of an elderly woman. Her husband is nowhere to be found. We then jump back in time to before Anne became incapacitated by illness. What we witness is the cost of love, the day-to-day activity of caring for another person, no matter the physical or emotional cost. Michael Haneke’s most sensitive film is unflinching in its determination to track what happens to the dying and those around them. This is deeply humane, profoundly moving cinema. At the age of 85, Emmanuelle Riva became the oldest Best Actress Oscar nominee for her role in Amour.

Info

  • Country France, Germany, Austria
  • Year 2012
  • Format Digital
  • Running time 127 min
  • Image Colour
  • Language French
  • Subtitles Spanish
  • Production company Les Films du Losange, X-Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film, France 3 Cinéma, Canal+
  • Producer Margaret Ménégoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz
  • Screenplay Michael Haneke
  • Photography Darius Khondji
  • Editor Monika Willi, Nadine Muse
  • Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert

Festivals

Palme d'Or - Festival de Cannes Oscar Best Foreign Language Film - Academy Awards

Programme

Friday 17, 20.30 h — Institut Francès de Barcelona

This film will be available on Filmin after the festival.