Love (2012 film)

Love
Directed by Michael Haneke
Produced by Margaret Ménégoz
Stefan Arndt
Veit Heiduschka
Michael Katz
Written by Michael Haneke
Starring Isabelle Huppert
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Emmanuelle Riva
Cinematography Darius Khondji
Editing by Monika Willi
Studio Les Films du Losange
X-Filme Creative Pool
Wega Film
Release date(s) October 2012 (2012-10)
Country France
Germany
Austria
Language French
Budget € 7.29 million

Love (French: Amour) is an upcoming French-language film written and directed by Michael Haneke, starring Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva. The narrative will focus on an elderly couple, Anne and Georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad. One day Anne suffers a stroke which paralyses her on one side of the body.[1] The film is a co-production between companies in France, Germany and Austria.

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Cast

Production

The film was produced for 7.29 million euros through France's Les Films du Losange, Germany's X-Filme Creative Pool and Austria's Wega Film.[1][2] It received co-production support from France 3 and 404,000 euros in support from the Île-de-France region.[1] Further funding was granted by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg in Germany and National Center of Cinematography and the moving image in France.[3] Principal photography took place from 7 February to 1 April 2011.[3]

Release

Artificial Eye have acquired the distribution rights for the United Kingdom.[4]

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