Enamoured as we are by michael hanekes oscarwinning film. Amour is a staggering, highly intelligent and astonishingly performed work. Sep 15, 2017 mother takes sanctuary in his office and has their child, who her husband wants to show to his acolytes. Amour, writerdirector michael hanekes twohourplus meditation on commitment, love and the areas where they dovetail and occasionally cancel each other out, is not for the faint of heart. Best of all, though, was the ending crafted for our sometime heroine. Best director michael haneke, amour ang lee, life of pi david o. Its been a long long time since ive seen this film, so dont remember a whole lot about it, but i remember liking it, and if memory serves, its the reason that lisa. I never understand when people see only whats on the movies surface. Nov 17, 2012 amour begins with a precredit sequence that deliberately removes one of the films two elements of dramatic suspense.
The police break into a handsome parisian apartment to discover, neatly laid. The sundance film festival winner as you are presents a sexually fluid trio of teenage characters. The movie concludes with an ultimate, moralistic test of their caring. Analysis the themes in this film are simple and straight forward. A kind of murder, based on patricia highsmiths book the blunderer, is a great looking set piece, a 1950s murder mystery, but it somehow feels kind of bland. She and her brit husband had made bad investments she was obsessed with acquiring real estate. At this years cannes film festival, on the eve of amours win of the. Anyone who has ever served as a highintensity caregiver will feel as if haneke has been around hiding in a closet or lurking outside a window. Its fitting, therefore, that the film frequently employs low camera angles that present the action from e. The narrative focuses on an elderly couple, anne and georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad. The way he has conceived the film s ending indicates his intention to visualize georgess love for his wife without banalizing the reality of her death. Ace gaming studio develops a heartwarming game, nixingzhe, in support of those most affected by the.
She makes georges promise not to send her back to the hospital or into a nursing home. Were the events in passion really happening or a dream. This is the worst movie ending of all time no, really the third act of matthew mcconaugheys the sea of trees is an epic fail. The police break into a handsome parisian apartment to. Amour the ending remember eve, the daughters, talks with her father early in the film. Georges slowly reaches over for a pillow and smothers anne unable to cope with the pain any. Coronavirus doctors and victims honored in new nonprofit indie game. He seals her room, stalks a bird, puts on his overcoat vanishes. Stylistically, the film is beautiful, from the sets to the costumes to the great old cars. Michael haneke talks amour, his inspiration for the film, his casting decisions, physical and emotional demands of the film and shooting the film in french. Amour is a 2012 frenchlanguage romantic drama tragedy film written and directed by the austrian filmmaker michael haneke, starring jeanlouis trintignant. At this years cannes film festival, on the eve of amours win of the coveted palme dor, i spoke to haneke about the making of this most affecting, and unexpected, movie romance. The camera movementchoreographyplanning involved in having scenes from these different apartments take place simultaneously is so impressive.
I thought that he died in the apartment while lying on that little bed in the spare room, not of carbon monoxide poisoning, but simply of old age. Amour, which won the palme dor at cannes, and has been chosen as the years finest foreignlanguage film by most of the american film critics groups, is haneke of the highest order. But my favorite part of this movie was the dialogue. She refuses repeatedly but he eventually gets his way, leading to one of the films most shocking sequences. To understand these implications, it is important to consider how amour, not unlike other haneke films, underscores its representation of ethical. Amour is a depressing movie about the end of a journey of a retired couple of about eighty and something years old. The moment i began to spiral was during a scene about a third of the way through the film. Amour the french title will be retained when the film is released in the u. Amour is a movie of rot, one in which kindness and empathy devolve into euphemisms for selfishness.
Amour 2012 an example of detailed analysis vibes from. The title, amour, which translates to love, can be seen as both literal and ironic. The scandal finale gave olivia pope the ending she was. This doesnt really relate to the specific plot of passion at all, in particular the quite ambiguous ending that presents the most confusion. A recently unearthed deleted scene from the devil wears prada tells a totally different story about anne hathaways andy and meryl streeps miranda priestly. For the deadend couple of the lovers, even breaking up is a.
More horrifyingly, it exploits our fears of old age and notions of inevitability in the best. So one of the unexpected virtues of this small, thoughtful film is how it resists treating these surroundings as soulcrushing or as a symbol of the failure of middleclass mores, all. It would not be appropriate to depend on others interpretation for such films. A masterpiece about life, death and everything in between, michael hanekes amour is about an elderly french couple played by two titans of french cinema in their final days. Apr 20, 2018 best of all, though, was the ending crafted for our sometime heroine. A new a quiet place 2 trailer and featurette for the upcoming scifi horror sequel arrive, highlighting the apocalyptic worlds survivors. We know nothing about who lives here, and are told nothing except in pantomime, as one fireman holds his nose. The problem is lack of character development and an emphasis on style over substance.
Michael hanekes amour, with jeanlouis trintignant the. What is your interpretation of the ending of the film. Can someone explain the ending of the movie deja vu. I think that they broke down the door to the apartment because he had left the gas on and died of gas poisoning, while in the room just off the. This new movie is a tragic love story for the nolabels. That such a film has been so widely acclaimed while remaining so illexamined is a dangerous. Even a casual viewer should be shocked that amour ends as it does, with a murdersuicide as georges disintegrates. He eiji okada in hiroshima mon amour 1959 the importance of bearing witness preoccupied alain resnais 19222014 in the years prior to directing his first feature length film. Amour movie someone please explain the ending to me. May 14, 2014 2019 full christian movie its good to believe in god based on a true story english dubbed duration. Their relationship faces its greatest challenge when anne suffers a debilitating stroke. Amour 2012 an example of detailed analysis vibes from the. The opening scene essentially prepares viewers for how the film will end. Ive watched it again and again to try and figure out what is happening for the last 10 minutes of the movie, and i.
As a result, some viewers may come away from the movie with their heads full of thoughts but their hearts largely untouched. Amour has impressive performances of emmanuelle riva and jeanlouis trintignant and is developed in very slow pace, almost theatrically, and is sad to see the elder wife losing her dignity due to her physical and mental problems. Murphy is an american living in paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged. Nov 21, 2015 love 2015 directed by gaspar noe starring karl glusman, aomi muyock, and klara kristin synopsis. Once again, michael haneke gives us a story about georges and anne, the bourgeois couple that, in various incarnations, has populated his films since the 1980s. Amour will, i believe, take its place alongside the greatest films about the. As i sat crying in the movie theatre, i realized that if i was lucky enough to say the same, and lucky enough to find love that lasted, i would be unlucky enough to see. This new movie is a tragic love story for the nolabels generation. After the surgery goes wrong, leaving her paralyzed on her right side and confined to a wheelchair. Feb 28, 20 even a casual viewer should be shocked that amour ends as it does, with a murdersuicide as georges disintegrates. Depressing was the word used by everyone i spoke to about the film, but depressing has never been a descriptor that puts me off. Retired music teachers georges jeanlouis trintignant and anne emmanuelle riva have spent their lives devoted to their careers and to each other. What is your interpretation of the ending of the film amour. Love is a 2012 frenchlanguage romantic drama tragedy film written and directed by the austrian filmmaker michael haneke, starring jeanlouis trintignant, emmanuelle riva and isabelle huppert.
For a film in which a husband murders his wife, amour has been shown a lot of love. Unlike a mysterious film such as cache, which audiences are still debating, this one is spoilerproof. It only gives a rough rundown of the story of the original, but fails to mention the character of dani or any possible pendant of hers in the original, let alone what is and what is not truth at the ending, which is completely left out of the summary. I am such a sucker for engaging dialogue in movies.
What is your interpretation of the ending of the film amour 2012. Two new clips have gone online for director michael hanekes 2012 palme dorwinning drama, amour, starring jeanlouis trintignant and emmanuelle riva. What happened in assassins creed origins ending there will be spoilers ahead for the ending of assassins creed origins which includes a character reveal as well as some other last minute. Amour begins with a precredit sequence that deliberately removes one of the films two elements of dramatic suspense. Dec 14, 2012 michael haneke talks amour, his inspiration for the film, his casting decisions, physical and emotional demands of the film and shooting the film in french. Within has also been known by the title crawlspace, which is one of the more spoilerish titles, i can think of.
The fact that this entire movie takes place inside jeffs apartment is brilliant. Dec 18, 2012 amour, which won the palme dor at cannes, and has been chosen as the years finest foreignlanguage film by most of the american film critics groups, is haneke of the highest order. Stylistically, the film is beautiful, from the sets to. Lots of people find them hard to watch, of course, but they ultimately make the loss of life a consumable commodity with the swipe of a machete, the slash of a knife, the plunge of a handful of razors, humans expire.
Anne, the wife in the elderly couple around which the. Think of love as a time travel movie, but about really sad young people you probably wouldnt want to hang out with in real life. The director wants the audience to have their own interpretationsand these interpretations depends upon viewers own life experiences and. Amour is the most brutal movie of the year, maybe ever.
Oct 27, 2017 what happened in assassins creed origins ending there will be spoilers ahead for the ending of assassins creed origins which includes a character reveal as well as some other last minute. Dec 20, 2012 at this years cannes film festival, on the eve of amours win of the coveted palme dor, i spoke to haneke about the making of this most affecting, and unexpected, movie romance. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Now come to your question, the ending signifies freedom for both anne and georges. Yet amour is an exceedingly wellmade movie, with excellent acting, and carefully chosen shots that emphasize the drama. Its this movie, in my opinion, that people should be talking about after all these years, not constantine. What i find most appealing about amour fou is that it is a powerful, wellmuscled episode but still manages to be, in typical sopranos fashion, quite limberit is flexible enough to allow different interpretations, particularly regarding its use of painting, music and sculpture. I just saw the film, and my interpretation of the ending is that georges is dead at the end of the film. Dec 19, 2012 a masterpiece about life, death and everything in between, michael hanekes amour is about an elderly french couple played by two titans of french cinema in their final days.
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