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Old age and terminal illness are placed under Michael Haneke’s microscope in Amour.
But far from being a cold, scientific study from a filmmaker frequently accused of placing a pane of glass between his work and his viewers, this sensitive film emerges heartfelt and humane.
Opening with the police breaking down the doors of a Parisian apartment to find the corpse of an old woman laid out in bed, the Austrian auteur then takes us through the months leading up to this discovery.
Colton of The Daily Rotation wrote, "Every once in a great while, beyond the slew of staleness in the multiplex, there comes a film that reminds us that film most certainly can be a powerful medium. Michael Haneke’s Academy Award nominee Amour is the latest film that has left such a reminder. It’s a film that’s so emotional and gripping that you might feel like you were just hit by a city transit bus as you leave the theater. Haneke masterfully crafted a film that is the complete opposite of manipulative melodrama. The film doesn’t rely on a sappy score or an obscene amount of sentimentality to make us have lumps in our throats. Instead, he evokes our emotions by painting a dark and intimate portrayal of love, humanity, and life’s inevitable conclusion."
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The full list of winners and nominees from the upset aplenty 2013 Golden Globes Awards.
The 2012 movie season was hoping to save some of the best entries for last, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was destined to be one of them. Or is it? Also coming over to play stateside, are Best Foreign Pic hopefuls Amour and Holy Motors. And a few other indie flicks found their way into the coveted rankings as well.
