Amour (2012 film)

Amour
Amour
	French release poster
Directed by	Michael Haneke
Written by	Michael Haneke
Produced by	Margaret Ménégoz; Stefan Arndt; Veit Heiduschka; Michael Katz;
Starring	Jean-Louis Trintignant; Emmanuelle Riva; Isabelle Huppert;
Cinematography	Darius Khondji
Edited by	Monika Willi; Nadine Muse;
Production; companies	Les Films du Losange; X-Filme Creative Pool; Wega Film; France 3 Cinéma; Canal+;
Distributed by	Les Films du Losange (France); X-Verleih (Germany); Filmladen (Austria);
Release dates	20 May 2012 (Cannes); 20 September 2012 (Germany); 24 October 2012 (France);
Running time	127 minutes
Countries	France; Austria; Germany;
Language	French
Budget	$8.9 million
Box office	$36.8 million

Amour (pronounced [a.muʁ]; French: "Love") is a 2012 romantic drama film written and directed by the Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert. The narrative focuses on an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad. Anne has a stroke that paralyses the right side of her body.^[4] The film is an international co-production among the French, German, and Austrian companies Les Films du Losange, X-Filme Creative Pool, and Wega Film.

Amour premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,^[5]^[6] where it won the Palme d'Or. Haneke was the first Austrian filmmaker to win twice.^[7] The film garnered critical acclaim for its direction, screenplay, and the performances of Trintignant and Riva. It has been widely regarded by critics as one of the greatest films of the 21st century.^[8]^[9] Amour received multiple accolades, including five nominations (including Best Picture) at the 85th Academy Awards, and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[10]

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^ "Amour - Love (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Amour at The Numbers". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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^ "Awards 2012". Cannes. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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[Zurich-1] "Amour - Zurich Film Festival". Zurich Film Festival. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

[2] "Amour - Love (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.

[BoxOffice-3] "Amour at The Numbers". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

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[Official_Selection-5] "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[timeout-6] "Cannes Film Festival 2012 line-up announced". timeout. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[PalmeDor2012-7] "Awards 2012". Cannes. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

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[BBC_Oscar_Results-10] "Oscars 2013: Full list of winners". BBC News. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

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