Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Winner of the Palme d'or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and nominated for 5 Oscars at the 85th Academy Awards:
Best Picture
Best Actress- Emmanuelle Riva
Best Director- Michael Haneke
Best Original Screenplay
Best Foreign Language Film- Austria (Won)
Written & Directed by Michael Haneke
Cinematography by Darius Khondji
Editing by Nadine Muse & Monika Willi
Casting By Kris Portier de Bellair
Production Design by Jean-Vincent Puzos
Set Decoration by Susanne Haneke & Sophie Reynaud
Costume Design by Catherine Leterrier
Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud and William Shimell