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The best picture nominee you haven't seen arrives in Tulsa
Published: 2/10/2013 10:11 AM
Last Modified: 2/7/2013 3:32 PM


"Amour" opens Friday at Circle Cinema.

"Amour," the Austrian film nominated for five Academy Awards — and the only best-picture nominee yet to play in Tulsa — opens Friday at Circle Cinema for a multi-week run.

The French-language film depicts the lives of an elderly couple — a pair of retired music teachers, both in their 80s — whose bond is tested when one becomes ill.

The picture is nominated for five Oscars, including best picture. Filmmaker Michael Haneke is nominated in both the best director and best original screenplay categories, and Emmanuelle Riva is, at age 85, the oldest nominee in Academy history in the category of best actress in a leading role.

"Amour" is also nominated for an Oscar in the category of best foreign-language film, which the picture is favored to win, according to experts.

Riva co-stars with Jean-Louis Trintignant, who plays her husband, and Isabelle Huppert, who plays the couple's daughter who lives abroad. "Amour" is subtitled, has a running time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, and is rated PG-13.



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"Avengers" assemble in new trailer http://bit.ly/ykKVoY
12 months ago
First look: "The Avengers" poster http://bit.ly/A1PXxV
12 months ago
@jwfyler That's what we call a prediction, my man....just sayin'…
12 months ago
So what will win best picture next year? Give it some thought for a while, because that's a wrap for tonight!
12 months ago
@anna1781 Hilarious, I thought that same thing the first time I saw him at Golden Globes!
12 months ago
Big winner tonight: producer Harvey Weinstein. "The Artist" wins 5 Oscars, "The Iron Lady" goes 2-for-2, even wins best documentary.
12 months ago
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