Overview
A poignant exploration of love and loss in the twilight years of life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- harrowing
- intimate
- austere
- reflective evening
- arthouse cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an exceptionally intelligent, unflinching, and deeply humane depiction of love, caregiving, aging, and death, elevated by its central performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Georges assumes responsibility for Anne's deteriorating condition while trying to honor her wishes at home.
The apartment becomes the central arena for Anne's decline, Georges's exhaustion, and the family's disagreement over care.
Anne's stroke and subsequent physical and mental decline are presented with sustained honesty while the couple's bond remains deeply humane.
Georges and Anne's decades-long marriage is placed under pressure by illness, aging, and their diminishing future together.
Films like Amour, and why
The Father
shared intimate domestic drama, devastating examination of aging, caregiving, and marital devotion
Still Alice
shared emotionally austere relationship drama confronting illness, mortality, and the limits of care
45 Years
shared contemplative European drama about long-term love, physical decline, and difficult moral responsibility
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Release Date
- 2012-09-20
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 (1822)
Cast
- Jean-Louis Trintignant
- Emmanuelle Riva
- Isabelle Huppert
- Alexandre Tharaud
- William Shimell
- Ramon Agirre
- Rita Blanco
- Carole Franck
- Dinara Drukarova
- Laurent Capelluto
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Amour about?
- An elderly music teacher's stroke transforms a lifetime marriage into an agonizing test of love, dignity, and responsibility.
- What is Amour like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Amour as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Amour violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Amour as mild.
- What did critics think of Amour?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an exceptionally intelligent, unflinching, and deeply humane depiction of love, caregiving, aging, and death, elevated by its central performances.
- Which films are like Amour?
- Films with a similar feel include The Father, Still Alice, and 45 Years.
- How long is Amour?
- Amour runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Amour?
- In United States, Amour streams on Sundance Now.
