Review of Amour (2012) by Sam B — 04 Mar 2013

Familiar plot echoes into me which brought me into tears...

This review of Amour (2012) was written by Sam B on 04 Mar 2013.

Amour has generally received very positive reviews.

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Michael Haneke creates a magnificent and beautifully-acted film that manages to be impressively subtle and hard-hitting at the same time, surprising…

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By Eve Tushnet (62) for The American Conservative (16) on 06 Aug 2018

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Even for Haneke this is astringent stuff, light on visual flourish or narrative surprise, but driving it all are magnificent performances that…

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By Felipe F (595) on 03 Feb 2016

Amour is a humanistic, heartwrenching, intense intimate drama about disablement that explores the boundaries of love with sincerity and sensitivity…

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By Amheretojudge (1,029) on 09 Aug 2018

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This is a tough watch at times. Its quite touching, with the 2 main characters clearly being in a loving relationship…

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By Britany A (12) on 03 Jul 2016

Beautiful story, way too long. Parts were inserted just to illustrate time- just get on with it already…

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By Richard Brody (868) for New Yorker (1,403) on 11 Sep 2018

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