Amour [videorecording] / une coproduction Franco-Germano-Autrichienne ; en coproduction avec France 3 Cinema, Ard Degeto, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk ; avec la participation de France Televisions, Canal+, Cine+, ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen ; produit par Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka/Michael Katz ; un film de Michael Haneke.

Les Films du Losange, X-Filme Creative Pool, Wega Film présentent. (other title)
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Afkir, Walid, (actor.). Agirre, Ramón, 1949- (actor.). Arndt, Stefan, (film producer.). Blanco, Rita, 1963- (actor.). Capelluto, Laurent, (actor.). Drukarova, Dinara, (actor.). Franck, Carole, (actor.). Haneke, Michael, 1942- (screenwriter, film director.). Heiduschka, Veit, (film producer.). Huppert, Isabelle, (actor.). Jouillerot, Damien, 1985- (actor.). Katz, Michael E., (film producer.). Khondji, Darius, (director of photography.). Leterrier, Catherine, (costume designer.). Menegoz, Margaret, (film producer.). Monroc, Jean-Michel, (actor.). Muse, Nadine, (editor of moving image.). Puzos, Jean-Vincent, (production designer.). Riva, Emmanuèle, (actor.). Schmidt, Suzanne, (actor.). Shimell, William, (actor.). Tharaud, Alexandre, (actor.). Trintignant, Jean-Louis, (actor.). Willi, Monika, (editor of moving image.). Österreichischer Rundfunk. (Added Author). Bayerischer Rundfunk. (Added Author). Cine Plus. (Added Author). Degeto Films (Firm) (Added Author). Films du losange (Firm) (Added Author). France 3 cinéma (Firm) (Added Author). France télévision. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (Added Author). Studio Canal+. (Added Author). Wega Film (Firm) (Added Author). Westdeutscher Rundfunk. (Added Author). X Filme Creative Pool. (Added Author). Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell, Ramón Agirre, Rita Blanco, *Carole Franck, Dinara Droukarova, Laurent Capelluto, Jean-Michel Monroc, Suzanne Schmidt, Damien Jouillerot, Walid Afkir. (Cast).

Summary:

"Georges and Anne are a couple of retired music teachers enjoying life in their eighties. However, Anne suddenly has a stroke at breakfast and their lives are never the same. That incident begins Anne's harrowingly steep physical and mental decline as Georges attempts to care for her at home as she wishes"--IMDb.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (aproximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen
Distributor: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics, [2013]
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced in 2012 as motion picture. Special features: Making of Amour; Q&A with director Michael Haneke; theatrical trailer; previews.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Darisu Khondji ; production designer, Jean-Vincent Puzos ; costumes, Catherine Leterrier ; editors, Monika Willi, Nadine Muse.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell, Ramón Agirre, Rita Blanco, *Carole Franck, Dinara Droukarova, Laurent Capelluto, Jean-Michel Monroc, Suzanne Schmidt, Damien Jouillerot, Walid Afkir.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material including a disturbing act, and for brief language.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85) presentation; 5.0 Dolby digital.
Language Note:	In French with optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:	5 Academy Award Nominations including Best Picture; Academy Award Winner - 2012 Best Foreign Language Film; Golden Globe Winner - Best Foreign Language Film; National Society of Film Critics Winner - Best Film, Best Director (Michael Haneke), Best Actress (Emmanuelle Riva); Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Picture of the Year.