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I watched aging love die triumphantly today and learned a lot to say nothing of the emotional wallop.

The marvellous and hard hitting Michael Haneke's masterpiece

Amour (2012)

with JEan Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva with the great Isabelle Huppert who I bet would have paid them to let her into the film.

I won't go into the story but what we all fear happens to the rather chic older couple, a stroke for her. Deterioration.

We watch how even close friends cannot bear to see and participate. The daughter who lives in London tries to take charge near the end and is handled nicely.

Eventually, he takes care of their situation triumphantly with dignity and grace.

It is a 5 although I may not ever watch it again. Too close to the bone.

Labels: films