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2012

Amour script

Retired music teachers Georges and Anne face a devastating stroke that leaves Anne paralyzed and her speech impaired, forcing Georges into the role of her primary caregiver. As Anne's physical and mental state deteriorates, their relationship is strained, leading Georges to dismiss a nurse and shoulder the full burden of her care alone. Overwhelmed by Anne's suffering and his own exhaustion, Georges suffocates her with a pillow, seals her bedroom, and writes a letter before experiencing a dreamlike reunion with Anne. Their daughter, Eva, later returns to the empty apartment, sitting alone in the silent living room, unaware of her parents' tragic end.

Writer
Michael Haneke
IMDb ID (imdb_id)
tt1602620
Script date
2012
61Scenes
9Characters
49Pages
8Dialogue samples

Save the Cat beat sheet

Amour Save the Cat analysis

An elderly couple’s quiet life is disrupted by the wife’s debilitating illness, forcing the husband into the role of sole caregiver.

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Key characters

Georges

Georges is listed as Protagonist. An elderly retired music teacher, husband of Anne. In the parsed data, Georges is connected to 51 scenes, 180 dialogue lines, 189 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.

51 scenes / 180 dialogue lines

Anne

Anne is listed as Protagonist. An elderly retired music teacher, wife of Georges. In the parsed data, Anne is connected to 40 scenes, 119 dialogue lines, 131 text mentions, first appearing around scene 12.

40 scenes / 119 dialogue lines

Eva

Eva is listed as Supporting. Daughter of Georges and Anne. In the parsed data, Eva is connected to 7 scenes, 30 dialogue lines, 37 text mentions, first appearing around scene 34.

7 scenes / 30 dialogue lines

Soloist

Soloist is listed as Minor. A former student of Georges and Anne. In the parsed data, Soloist is connected to 3 scenes, 25 dialogue lines, 25 text mentions, first appearing around scene 22.

3 scenes / 25 dialogue lines

Superintendent's Wife

Superintendent's Wife is listed as Minor. Wife of the building superintendent. In the parsed data, Superintendent's Wife is connected to 3 scenes, 8 dialogue lines, 8 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.

3 scenes / 8 dialogue lines

Superintendent

Superintendent is listed as Minor. Building manager. In the parsed data, Superintendent is connected to 3 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 43.

3 scenes / 7 dialogue lines

Nurse

Nurse is listed as Minor. Professional caregiver. In the parsed data, Nurse is connected to 3 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 41.

3 scenes / 6 dialogue lines

Second Nurse

Second Nurse is listed as Minor. Professional caregiver. In the parsed data, Second Nurse is connected to 2 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 45.

2 scenes / 11 dialogue lines

Plain-clothes Detective

Plain-clothes Detective is listed as Minor. Police officer investigating the apartment. In the parsed data, Plain-clothes Detective is connected to 1 scene, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 1.

1 scenes / 1 dialogue lines

Scene outline

  1. 1. INT. Apartment - DAY

    Police and firemen break into an apartment to discover a deceased woman.

    Superintendent, Superintendent's Wife, Plain-clothes Detective
  2. 3. INT. Concert Hall - NIGHT

    Georges and Anne attend a concert.

    Georges, Anne
  3. 4. INT. Artists Dressing Room - NIGHT

    Georges and Anne greet the soloist after the concert.

    Georges, Anne, Soloist
  4. 5. INT. Bus - NIGHT

    Georges and Anne ride the bus home.

    Georges, Anne
  5. 6. INT. Apartment Hallway - NIGHT

    Georges and Anne discover their door was tampered with.

    Georges, Anne
  6. 7. INT. Bedroom - NIGHT

    Georges wakes up to find Anne sitting up in bed.

    Georges, Anne
  7. 8. INT. Kitchen - DAY

    Anne experiences a medical episode during breakfast.

    Georges, Anne
  8. 10. INT. Living Room - DAY

    Eva visits Georges to discuss family matters and Anne's condition.

    Georges, Eva
  9. 12. INT. Apartment Hallway / Living Room - DAY

    Anne returns home from the hospital.

    Georges, Anne, Superintendent
  10. 13. INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

    Georges helps Anne into bed and they discuss her condition and his feelings.

    Georges, Anne
  11. 14. INT. KITCHEN - DAY

    The superintendent's wife delivers groceries and discusses Anne's health with Georges.

    Georges, Superintendent's Wife
  12. 15. INT. HALLWAY / TOILET - DAY

    Georges assists Anne in the toilet.

    Georges, Anne
  13. 16. INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

    Georges watches Anne sleep.

    Georges, Anne
  14. 17. INT. KITCHEN - DAY

    Georges and Anne eat together and share a story from Georges' childhood.

    Georges, Anne
  15. 18. INT. HALLWAY - DAY

    Georges helps Anne with physiotherapy.

    Georges, Anne
  16. 19. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

    Anne reads her horoscope and they discuss the upcoming funeral.

    Georges, Anne
  17. 20. INT. HALLWAY / LIVING ROOM - DAY

    Georges returns from the funeral to find Anne on the floor.

    Georges, Anne
  18. 21. INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

    Anne rests while Georges listens to the radio.

    Anne
  19. 22. INT. HALLWAY / LIVING ROOM - DAY

    The soloist visits Georges and Anne.

    Georges, Anne, Soloist
  20. 23. INT. HALLWAY - DAY

    Anne practices with her electric wheelchair.

    Georges, Anne
  21. 24. INT. BEDROOM / LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

    Anne listens to piano music.

    Georges, Anne
  22. 25. INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

    Superintendent's wife cleans.

    Superintendent's Wife
  23. 26. INT. BATHROOM - NIGHT

    Georges washes Anne.

    Georges, Anne
  24. 27. INT. KITCHEN / HALLWAY / BEDROOM - TWILIGHT

    Anne falls; Georges is furious.

    Georges, Anne
  25. 28. INT. BATHROOM / HALLWAY - DAY

    Georges experiences a surreal dream/hallucination.

    Georges, Anne
  26. 28. INT. Bedroom - DAY

    Georges reads a note from Eva to Anne and discusses her upcoming visit.

    Georges, Anne
  27. 29. INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

    Georges wakes up from a nightmare.

    Georges, Anne
  28. 29. INT. Hallway - DAY

    Georges assists Anne with physiotherapy exercises.

    Georges, Anne
  29. 30. INT. BEDROOM - DAY

    Georges receives a message about Eva's visit.

    Georges, Anne
  30. 30. INT. Living Room - DAY

    Georges plays a CD from a former student and reads a note.

    Georges, Anne
  31. 31. INT. Kitchen - DAY

    Anne asks to see family albums while eating.

    Georges, Anne
  32. 32. INT. Bedroom - NIGHT

    Georges reads the newspaper to Anne until she falls asleep.

    Georges, Anne
  33. 33. INT. Bedroom/Bathroom - DAY

    Georges discovers Anne has had an accident and helps her clean up.

    Georges, Anne
  34. 34. INT. Bedroom - DAY

    Eva visits Anne, who is on a drip, and talks about financial worries.

    Anne, Eva
  35. 35. INT. Living Room - DAY

    Georges and Geoff discuss Anne's condition; Eva arrives distressed.

    Georges, Eva, Soloist
  36. 36. INT. Kitchen - NIGHT

    Georges washes dishes while listening to the news.

    Georges
  37. 37. INT. Bedroom - DAY

    A nurse shows Georges how to care for Anne.

    Georges, Anne, Nurse
  38. 38. INT. Living Room - DAY

    Anne plays the piano; Georges stops the music.

    Georges, Anne
  39. 39. INT. Bedroom - DAY

    Georges feeds Anne muesli.

    Georges, Anne
  40. 40. INT. Bathroom - DAY

    Georges and the nurse shower Anne.

    Georges, Anne, Nurse
  41. 41. INT. Kitchen/Hallway - DAY

    Georges pays the nurse and discusses Anne's behavior.

    Georges, Nurse
  42. 42. INT. Bedroom - NIGHT

    Georges snores while Anne lies awake.

    Georges, Anne
  43. 43. INT. Kitchen - DAY

    The superintendent helps Georges with groceries.

    Georges, Superintendent
  44. 44. INT. Bedroom - DAY

    Georges sings to Anne to encourage her.

    Georges, Anne
  45. 45. INT. Bedroom - DAY

    A second nurse brushes Anne's hair roughly.

    Anne, Second Nurse
  46. 46. INT. Hallway - NIGHT

    Georges chases a pigeon out of the apartment.

    Georges
  47. 47. INT. Living Room - DAY

    Georges fires the second nurse.

    Georges, Second Nurse
  48. 48. INT. Bedroom - NIGHT

    Georges tries to feed Anne; he loses his temper and slaps her.

    Georges, Anne
  49. 49. INT. Apartment - DAY

    Shots of paintings in the apartment.

  50. 50. INT. Living Room - DAY

    Eva rings the doorbell; Georges hides the bedroom.

    Georges, Eva
  51. 51. INT. Apartment - DAY

    Eva arrives at the apartment; Georges is initially reluctant to let her in, hiding his activities before opening the door.

    Georges, Eva
  52. 52. INT. Living Room - DAY

    Eva confronts Georges about Anne's condition and his lack of communication; they eventually visit Anne in the bedroom.

    Georges, Anne, Eva
  53. 53. INT. Bedroom - DAY

    Georges and Anne share a tender, nostalgic moment in bed.

    Georges, Anne
  54. 54. INT. Bathroom/Bedroom - DAY

    Georges comforts Anne, tells her a story from his childhood, and then suffocates her with a pillow.

    Georges, Anne
  55. 55. INT. Hallway/Kitchen - DAY

    Georges returns home with flowers and arranges them in the kitchen.

    Georges
  56. 56. INT. Hallway - DAY

    Georges searches for a dress in the closet and collapses into a wheelchair.

    Georges
  57. 57. INT. Hallway - NIGHT

    Georges seals the bedroom door with adhesive tape.

    Georges
  58. 58. INT. Kitchen/Hallway - DAY

    Georges attempts to catch a pigeon that has entered the apartment.

    Georges
  59. 59. INT. Adjoining Room/Kitchen - NIGHT

    Georges writes a letter about the pigeon.

    Georges
  60. 60. INT. Adjoining Room/Kitchen/Hallway - DAY

    Georges observes Anne doing dishes and they prepare to leave the apartment together.

    Georges, Anne
  61. 61. INT. Apartment - DAY

    Eva returns to the apartment, finds it empty, and sits alone in the living room.

    Eva

Dialogue examples

It's all right... it's all right ... I'm here... everything's fine... we'll... Hold on, I'll tell you a story... but you must be quiet, I can't talk too loud, it wears me out... Here we go: when I was little... well, I wasn't as little as all that... it was toward the end of primary school, so I was about ten, Dad and Mom sent me to a holiday camp. They thought it would do me good to spend the summer with kids my own age... We were lodged in an old castle in the midst of a magnificent wooded landscape... I think it was in the Auvergne... I don't know... in any case it was the opposite of what I'd expected... We had to get up at 6 and go for a morning swim. Not far from the castle, there was a pond fed by an icy mountain stream. We entered it running, in a double file. You know, I was never very sporty. They had a program to keep us on the go all day, probably to nip any potential pubescent impulses in the bud ... But the worst thing was the food. The third day after our arrival, there was rice pudding for lunch. I hate rice pudding. We sat at long tables in a huge hall. I didn't want to eat the stuff and the housemaster said to me: You won't get up until you've cleared your plate. So after the meal everybody left the room, and I remained seated, in tears. I had made a secret pact with Mom. I was to send her a postcard every week. If I was pleased with the place I was to draw some flowers on it, or if not, some stars. She kept the card; it was covered all over in stars. After three hours, I was allowed to leave the table. I went up to my room, got into bed and had a fever of 42 degrees. It was diphtheria. They took me to the nearest hospital where I was put in an isolation ward, which meant that Mom, when she came to visit me, could only wave at me through a window. At some point I lost that postcard. It's a pity.

Georges / Scene 54

... thinking about whether it wouldn't be better to invest the money in an apartment block. If inflation gets going again, property is the only sure thing. Right now, savings accounts pay 1.75% at best. Four years ago, Geoff bought some stocks with a small sum of money and the whole thing collapsed. So now we're obviously worried. Unfortunately, in the meantime, other people have had the same idea, and property prices are going through the roof. Since we came back from Scandinavia, I spend all my spare time looking through newspaper ads.

Eva / Scene 34

... And now, an unexpected opportunity has arisen because Franois Mitry called me - you know him, he's my agent - to say he'd arranged for me to meet the boss of the Thtre des Champs-Elyses tonight to talk about their new concert series. So I flew to Paris this morning, and while I was in my hotel, I thought, I'll just give it a try and drop in. After all, it's virtually just around the corner. Sorry, these are for your wife.

Soloist / Scene 22

Listen to this! My horoscope. Motto: You have lots of verve, but need to be more serious! Love: High-class conversation is what you need. Work: You're motivated again. But proceed with care. Health: Loosen up by doing exercises. It'll give you renewed pizzazz.

Anne / Scene 19

Unfortunately the strawberries were already moldy. I'll go and get you some fresh ones tomorrow from the market. My husband will bring you the bottled water this afternoon. I'm not supposed to carry anything heavy: my back, you know...

Superintendent's Wife / Scene 14

She had a second stroke. Bertier examined her and felt we could spare her all the hospital inpatient procedures. Anyway, they wouldn't keep her, they'd send her to a care home. What they do in those places, we can do here.

Georges / Scene 35

What do you call "a serious talk"? What do you want to suggest? Do you want to have Mom live with you? Do you want to pack her off to a care home? Do you? What do you want? Go on, talk to me "seriously"!

Georges / Scene 52

Do you remember, when you first gave me the Bagatelles to play? I was twelve at the time, and in my youthful arrogance I said: "But why the Bagatelles?" And you really gave me a piece of your mind.

Soloist / Scene 22

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