Review of Amour (2012) by Tor M — 18 Mar 2015

It's rear to see a film about old people. Here we meet Georges and Anne, a couple of retired music teachers in their eighties. This is a very real film, with loads of humanity and emotions. Haneke says it's his most personal one. However it still got that sense that something terrible is going to happen real soon. His signature touch.

Lovely in every way. Superbly acted, superbly directed. Slow, in a way I guess, but I never found it boring. Simple but perfected, it's in no way unreal - it's very honest. No shots are unnecessary. Not even two seconds of the film. Impressive since it's all shot in a few rooms of a house. loads of great scenes, I dig the pigeon scene especially. It makes you think afterwards. Was it really a love story? What about the crimes? Death versus dying? Fantastic.

Many people would say it's super sad. Well, I think not. It's emotional all right, but it's a very natural and beautiful film. No dramatic or true sentimental stuff are shown. It's an honouring of love in a way.

Huppert is there of course, but there are really just two actors here. They really deliver. One of my top three Haneke's, maybe even my favorite. It has more warmth than his other flicks, still it's a classic Haneke. Surely one of the best films of 2012.

I wanted to learn how to play the piano after watching this. Piano teachers better have their phones plugged in.

9.5 out of 10 pigeons.