TEHRAN – The acclaimed romance drama “Amour” directed by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke has been screened at Iranian theaters.
There has been a delay in the Farabi Cinema Foundation’s schedule to screen the film. The foundation planned to show it on March 6.
“Amour” is about Georges and Anne, who are in their eighties, and 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.
The film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year. The film previously received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
It also was awarded a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012.
The 31st Fajr International Film Festival, Iran’s most important event in the movie industry, screened the film in its noncompetition section in February.
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