Amour (2012 film)

Amour
French release poster
Directed byMichael Haneke
Written byMichael Haneke
Produced by
  • Margaret Ménégoz
  • Stefan Arndt
  • Veit Heiduschka
  • Michael Katz
Starring
CinematographyDarius 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 (2012-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 20 September 2012 (2012-09-20) (Germany)
  • 24 October 2012 (2012-10-24) (France)
Running time
128 minutes[1][2]
Countries
  • France
  • Austria
  • Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget$8.9–9.7 million[3][4]
Box office$36.8 million[3]

Amour (pronounced [a.muʁ]; French: "Love") is a 2012 drama film written and directed by 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.[5] 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,[6][7] where it won the Palme d'Or, making Haneke the second filmmaker to win twice consecutively.[8] 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.[9][10] Amour won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in addition of four nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director) at the 85th Academy Awards, among numerous accolades.[11]

  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.
  3. ^ a b "Amour at The Numbers". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Amour (2012)". The Numbers. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
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  6. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2012 line-up announced". timeout. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Awards 2012". Cannes. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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  11. ^ "Oscars 2013: Full list of winners". BBC News. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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