France / Germany / Austria,
2012, 125 min
(Alternative: 122 min)
Directed by:
Michael HanekeScreenplay:
Michael HanekeCinematography:
Darius KhondjiCast:
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, William Shimell, Ramón Agirre, Rita Blanco, Carole Franck, Dinara Drukarova, Alexandre Tharaud (more)Plots(1)
Retired music teachers Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) have spent their lives devoted to their careers and to each other. Their relationship faces its greatest challenge when Anne suffers a debilitating stroke. Though Georges himself suffers from the aches and infirmities of old age, he bravely ignores his own discomfort to take care of his wife, and is determined to keep his promise to her that she never go back to the hospital. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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