This film struck me from the inside out. I've seen so many films, but very, very few have stuck with me the way Amour did. Every person who is currently married or engaged should be required to see this film. It challenges our views on aging and caring for one another until the end. Beautiful, beautiful, and heartbreaking.
An elderly couple in a flat, getting by after one of them has a stroke. That's it. It sounds boring but it isn't - Haneke, like the Dardenne bros , creates the most captivating cinema from day to day life and relationships. People who say this is slow haven't got a clue. It makes me feel like I've eaten a Michelin starred meal afterwards in much the same way a blockbuster makes me feel I've just wolfed down a McDonalds. Brilliant
This is a heartbreaking look at the latter stages of married life. I really appreciate the time this movie gave me to reflect on my own loves and I felt it provided the perfect level of subtlety.
Haneke is masterful at bringing you to an emotional peak and then pulling the rug from under you by cutting to another scene.
I loved the imagined stuff and the open for interpretation parts too, they were extremely effective.
It's a truly difficult film to watch without feeling uncomfortable, but it is a journey well worth experiencing.
I know everyone is boasting about Riva's acting in this (and she was fantastic), but I take my hat off to the stellar, incredible performance by Jean-Louis Trintignant. Amazing and stunning work.
I'm usually not into Haneke and I'm still not sure how I feel about this film. What I know is that Emmanuelle Riva is brilliant here and that I never want to watch it again.
Amour might just grow to become the only true masterpiece of 2012. It is in all fields more than excellent and the direction is uber-perfect. Time will tell if it deserves to be called a masterpiece.
Provide Michael Haneke nothing but the bare essentials — a camera, an empty room — and you are already guaranteed a work of art. So it would go without saying that given a capable cast working off of an honest story, therein would lie the makings of a masterpiece. Last year’s Amour is that masterpiece — confirmed, realized, and virtually undisputed among the minority of people today who still have an attention span in tact.
It’s a rare phenomenon to observe a filmmaker peak in the twilight of his career. Haneke is perhaps one of only a dozen or so globally recognized directors today who are making films for adults, and his admirers are desperate to see him and his aging contemporaries (Kiarostami, Malick, the Dardenne brothers, et. al.) continue to make movies for years to come. But if this were to be Haneke’s last film, certainly there could be no regrets. The same goes for Amour’s two leads, Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant, whose performances seemed to encapsulate the totality of their combined careers — two lifetimes of learned craft. If the Oscar were something to be concerned about, I would be rooting now for Riva to receive hers.
I don’t want to get too detailed in my review of Amourbecause I don’t feel that I’m totally qualified to do so. There is plenty of praise to sing, but I don’t wish to gush here. If there are any criticisms to offer, I would certainly be out of place in expressing them. Haneke is so masterful that if there is something in one of his films you don’t enjoy, you’re the one who feels at fault. I’ll leave it at that.
By my own convoluted criteria (the variables of which I will spare you), I give Amour a 9.5/10.
It's simplicity is phenomenal. I absolutely loved how there was no sexual contact needed to show the love they had for each other. From the first time they really looked at one another, I knew it was love. The story is one that I haven't seen told before, at least in a film, which made it all the more enjoyable. Some may say it dragged on, but I think the slower scenes showed the reality of the subject.
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annavision
This film struck me from the inside out. I've seen so many films, but very, very few have stuck with me the way Amour did. Every person who is currently married or engaged should be required to see this film. It challenges our views on aging and caring for one another until the end. Beautiful, beautiful, and heartbreaking.iCheckFilms
I can't help but wonder why Jean-Louis Trintignant wasn't nominated for the Oscars. He could have certainly given DDL a run for his money...daddymus
An elderly couple in a flat, getting by after one of them has a stroke. That's it. It sounds boring but it isn't - Haneke, like the Dardenne bros , creates the most captivating cinema from day to day life and relationships. People who say this is slow haven't got a clue. It makes me feel like I've eaten a Michelin starred meal afterwards in much the same way a blockbuster makes me feel I've just wolfed down a McDonalds. Brilliantcatherinefrances
that slap though.shofi09
Extraordinary, breathtaking.sammysin
This is a heartbreaking look at the latter stages of married life. I really appreciate the time this movie gave me to reflect on my own loves and I felt it provided the perfect level of subtlety.Haneke is masterful at bringing you to an emotional peak and then pulling the rug from under you by cutting to another scene.
I loved the imagined stuff and the open for interpretation parts too, they were extremely effective.
It's a truly difficult film to watch without feeling uncomfortable, but it is a journey well worth experiencing.
I know everyone is boasting about Riva's acting in this (and she was fantastic), but I take my hat off to the stellar, incredible performance by Jean-Louis Trintignant. Amazing and stunning work.
allisoncm
kuzzi
A true masterpiece this movieMicaela FM
I'm usually not into Haneke and I'm still not sure how I feel about this film. What I know is that Emmanuelle Riva is brilliant here and that I never want to watch it again.Jace Lightner
A brilliant, haunting moviemaxpge
Amour might just grow to become the only true masterpiece of 2012. It is in all fields more than excellent and the direction is uber-perfect. Time will tell if it deserves to be called a masterpiece.9/10, consideration 10/10
devilsadvocado
Provide Michael Haneke nothing but the bare essentials — a camera, an empty room — and you are already guaranteed a work of art. So it would go without saying that given a capable cast working off of an honest story, therein would lie the makings of a masterpiece. Last year’s Amour is that masterpiece — confirmed, realized, and virtually undisputed among the minority of people today who still have an attention span in tact.It’s a rare phenomenon to observe a filmmaker peak in the twilight of his career. Haneke is perhaps one of only a dozen or so globally recognized directors today who are making films for adults, and his admirers are desperate to see him and his aging contemporaries (Kiarostami, Malick, the Dardenne brothers, et. al.) continue to make movies for years to come. But if this were to be Haneke’s last film, certainly there could be no regrets. The same goes for Amour’s two leads, Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant, whose performances seemed to encapsulate the totality of their combined careers — two lifetimes of learned craft. If the Oscar were something to be concerned about, I would be rooting now for Riva to receive hers.
I don’t want to get too detailed in my review of Amourbecause I don’t feel that I’m totally qualified to do so. There is plenty of praise to sing, but I don’t wish to gush here. If there are any criticisms to offer, I would certainly be out of place in expressing them. Haneke is so masterful that if there is something in one of his films you don’t enjoy, you’re the one who feels at fault. I’ll leave it at that.
By my own convoluted criteria (the variables of which I will spare you), I give Amour a 9.5/10.
ClassicLady
Loved every minute of it! Tears flowing down my cheeks most of the time.ganesh
Simple,succinct,haunting,extraordinary--- Amour.The above applies to Haneke too. True genius in showcasing human feelings and emotions on screen!!
kayjay027
It's simplicity is phenomenal. I absolutely loved how there was no sexual contact needed to show the love they had for each other. From the first time they really looked at one another, I knew it was love. The story is one that I haven't seen told before, at least in a film, which made it all the more enjoyable. Some may say it dragged on, but I think the slower scenes showed the reality of the subject.Showing items 1 – 15 of 33