Amour



In the film, Georges (Trintignant) and Anne (Riva) are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter (Huppert), 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.

This movie was amazing. I don't know that I've ever watched a movie that seemed more real. This movie touched me in such a way that I literally told my wife that I called dibs on passing away first. It was equal parts touching and upsetting throughout. I am honestly having a hard time even reviewing this simply because of how much this movie hit an emotional chord in my heart/head. EVERY happily married couple should watch this together and they will probably leave it loving each other even more than they already did.

I thought it was absurd that this foreign movie that nobody had heard of was nominated for Best Picture. After watching it, it would probably get my vote. I couldn't possibly recommend more that everyone see this movie. It hit me in the most unexpected of ways.