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2012 · 127 min · PG-13

Amour

Directed by Michael Haneke · Drama, Romance

Amour (2012) is a Drama film, directed by Michael Haneke set in Paris during the 2010s. It runs 127 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of mortality & aging, family & loyalty, and grief & loss play out through frame narrative.

Cinematography
Darius Khondji
Cast
Jean-Louis TrintignantEmmanuelle RivaIsabelle HuppertAlexandre TharaudWilliam ShimellRamon AgirreRita BlancoCarole Franck

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Setting
When

Premise & themes

Tone
BleakMelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Pure Fiction
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