Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
A movie that is utterly worthy of its all-encompassing title.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
8 Feb 2013
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Many viewers will find echoes of their grandparents, parents, or even themselves in these characters.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
8 Feb 2013
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Trintignant perfectly captures the resolve that eventually borders on obsession, as the woman he loves gradually, maddeningly, disappears before his eyes, and he does whatever he can to prevent it, though he knows it's impossible.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
8 Feb 2013
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Now at the end of the year comes a masterpiece, not just the best of the year, but one of the best ever: Michael Haneke's Amour.
– David Thomson,
The New Republic,
13 Jun 2013
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This is realism that enlarges our conception of the term.