Amour (2012) – Filming Locations
Drama / Romance · Directed by Michael Haneke · Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Where was Amour filmed?
- Paris, France, Paris – The entire film takes place in the couple's apartment where Anne suffers a stroke and gradually declines. Haneke filmed the majority of the film in a real Parisian apartment in the 9th arrondissement, creating an intimate confined space that becomes a character itself in this chamber drama about mortality and devotion
- Paris, France, Paris – Opening flashback sequence showing the couple attending a classical piano concert and walking through Paris. The film opens with a brief flashback of Georges and Anne as younger people enjoying a concert and walking along the Seine, establishing their life together before the stroke
- Paris, France, Paris – Opening sequence where the couple attends a classical music performance. The iconic Parisian concert venue serves as the setting for the opening scene that captures the couple's shared cultural life before tragedy strikes