On Monday, Feb. 25, the Ancaster Film Fest will screen the expected Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Amour, directed and written by Michael Haneke.  

Screening times are Ancaster Silver City are 1, 4 and 7:15 p.m., with doors opening at 12:15, 3:15 and 6:15 p.m. Cost for non-members is $9 at the matinees and $10 at the evening screening.

Amour is in French with English subtitles. It is nominated for five Oscars.  The film has won the top prize at Cannes, as well as numerous other awards from International Films Festivals and Film Critics Associations. Amour also won Best Foreign Language Film at both the Golden Globes and the British Academy Awards and Emmanuelle Riva won Best Actress at the British Academy Awards.

Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) are in their 80s. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack and the couple’s bond of love is severely tested.  

Michael Haneke is a writer director who likes to challenge an audience.  He has said, “It’s the duty of art to ask questions, not to provide answers. And if you want a clearer answer, I’ll have to pass.”  

This is a movie with huge international acclaim but it also contains sensitive material that may disturb some people.

From the last screenings, the Ancaster Film Fest donated $1,200 to the Hamilton Out of the Cold Program and will donate $300 to the Ancaster Food Drive.

The Ancaster Film Fest is a member of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Film Circuit which provides the best in International and Canadian Films to some 180 communities across Canada.  

For more information, visit www.ancasterfilmfest.ca, their Facebook site, email ancasterfilmfest@cogeco.ca or call 905-648-2277.