Thursday, August 29, 2013

Amour

Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)
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Rating: Q=8, P=3 / Rubs Me The Wrong Way
Scale 1=4, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=2, Scale 4=1

Death, Grief, Aging, Illness, Love

This film was beautiful, raw, difficult to watch, silent and so very real. I found myself turning away from the screen many times because so many scenes reminded me of the troubling years when my grandmother struggled to understand anything in her environment. Stroke and dementia are common and so I'm sure this film touched many viewers. I assure you the low P rating comes only from the fact that the film is so tough to handle. That doesn't mean we should avoid watching.

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