Storyline

Georges and Anne are a couple of retired music teachers enjoying life in their eighties. However, Anne suddenly has a stroke at breakfast and their lives are never the same. That incident begins Anne's harrowingly steep physical and mental decline as Georges attempts to care for her at home as she wishes. Even as the fruits of their lives and career remain bright, the couple's hopes for some dignity prove a dispiriting struggle even as their daughter enters the conflict. In the end, George, with his love fighting against his own weariness and diminished future on top of Anne's, is driven to make some critical decisions for them both.

Plot Keywords

stroke, aging, old couple, bad smell, mercy killing, wheelchair, reference to franz schubert, odor, break in, told in flashback, memory lapse, ambiguous ending, pianist, title spoken by character, one word title, retirement, husband wife relationship, dream, nightmare, death

Short Review

If only some of the uninhibitedly energetic thought and insight of these actors had found its way into Haneke's movie.

Trailer

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2. Apple iTunes : Track Price: 12.99, Track Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Price: 12.99, Track Hd Price: 12.99, Track Hd Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Hd Price: 12.99

3. Microsoft Store : Rent From $3.99

4. Vudu : [SD - Buy: 13.99, Rent: 2.99] [HDX - Buy: 13.99, Rent: 3.99]