Amour

Superb drama about the final stage of the life of a middle-high class couple in France when one of them gets disabled due to a stroke.

Bothe actors perform exceptionally.

At a time when the whole concept of assisted dying is being scrutinised in the British Parliament, its a poignant time to watch this heartfelt drama that follows the decline of the elderly Anne (Emmanuelle Riva). She is a retired piano teacher who has been married to Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) for most of her life and with whom she shares a daughter in Eve (Isabelle Huppert). Its at breakfast one morning that he notices something slightly amiss. She thinks its nothing but has soon suffered a debilitating stroke. She has partial movement and is still fairly compos mentis and so the pair promise to continue as best they can, but when she suffers a further attack and is rendered bedridden the pressure on her husband becomes enormous. Wit...