Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple’s bond of love is severely tested.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 5 min.
- Country, year
- France, Germany, Austria, 2012
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Michael Haneke
- Screenplay
- Michael Haneke
- Cinematography
- Darius Khondji
- Cast
- Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Palme d‘Or
- selected for Horizons programme
Director
Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke was born in1942 in Munich. He studied philosophy, psychology, and theatre science in Vienna. In 1967-1970 he worked for German television. He shot the trilogy The Seventh Continent (1989), Benny’s Video (1992), and 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994), in which he presents alienated individuals through an image of their frustrations. His latest films The White Ribbon and Love won Palme d‘Or in Cannes Film Festival.
