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Amour [videorecording] / a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Les Films Du Losange, X Filme, Creative Pool, WEGA Film present ; written and directed by Michael Haneke ; produced by Margaret Ménégoz ... [et. al].

Summary:

Anne and George (Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant) are a couple in their 80s who are enjoying their retirement, but that changes when, after an operation following a stroke, Anne is left wheelchair-bound and paralysed. Although she expresses her wish to die, even going so far as to make an attempt at taking her own life, George tries to remind her of the beauty and worth of life itself and the love that they share for each other.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United Staates] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2013.

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematographer, Darius Khondji ; edited by Nadine Muse, Monika Willi ; casting, Kris Portier de Bellair.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell, Ramn̤ Aguirre, Rita Blanco, Carole Franck, Dinara Drukarova, Laurent Capelluto.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 ; widescreen presentation.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In French with optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:
Palme d'or, Festival de Cannes, 2012 ; Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, 2013 ; Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film, 2013 ; BAFTA Awards, Best Film not in the English Language and Best Leading Actress, 2013
Subject: Aging > Fiction.
Cerebrovascular disease > Patients > Fiction.
Feature films.
Foreign films > France.
Husband and wife > Fiction.
Love > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Motion pictures, French.
Old age > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch DVD Amour 31681002344240 DVD Available -


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