Amour (pronounced: [a.muʁ]; French for "Love") is a 2012 French-languagedrama 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 suffers a stroke which paralyses her on the right side of her body.[4] The film is a co-productionbetween the French, German, and Austrian companies Les Films du Losange, X-Filme Creative Pool, and Wega Film.
The film was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,[5][6] where it won thePalme d'Or.[7] It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards,[8][9] and was nominated in four other categories:Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emmanuelle Riva), Best Original Screenplay (Michael Haneke) and Best Director (Michael Haneke).[10] At the age of 85, Emmanuelle Riva is the oldest nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[11][12]
At the 25th European Film Awards, it was nominated in six categories,[13]winning in four, including Best Film and Best Director. At the 47th National Society of Film Critics Awards it won the awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress.[14] At the 66th British Academy Film Awards it was nominated in four categories, winning for Best Leading Actress and Best Film Not in the English Language.[15] Emmanuelle Riva became the oldest person to win a BAFTA.[16][17] At the 38th César Awards it was nominated in ten categories,[18] winning in five, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actorand Best Actress.[19][20]
