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2012 | Color | 125 min 0 seg

Georges and Anne are retired music teachers who are in their eighties. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack and the couple?s bond of love is severely tested.


Country: Francia, Alemania, Austria
Direction: Haneke; Michael
Script: Haneke; Michael
Production: Arndt; Stefan, Heiduschka; Veit, Katz; Michael, Ménégoz; Margaret
Photography: Khondji; Darius
Sound: Sciama; Guillaume, Laforce; Jean-pierre
Music: Schubert; Franz, Busoni; Ferruccio, Bach; Johann-sebastian, Van Beethoven; Ludwig
Cast:Trintignant; Jean-louis, Riva; Emmanuelle, Tharaud; Alexandre, Shimel; William, Huppert; Isabelle
Art direction: Puzos; Jean-Vincent
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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