Georges and Anne are a couple of retired music teachers enjoying life in their eighties. However Anne suddenly has a stroke at breakfast and their lives are never the same. That incident begins Annes harrowingly steep physical and mental decline as Georges attempts to care for her at home as she wishes. Even as the fruits of their lives and career remain bright the couples hopes for some dignity prove a dispiriting struggle even as their daughter enters the conflict. In the end George with his love fighting against his own weariness and diminished future on top of Annes is driven to make some critical decisions for them both.
Review
The retired piano players and teachers Georges (JeanLouis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) live in a comfortable apartment in Paris. Their daughter Eva (Isabelle Huppert) is a musician in tour through Europe. One day Anne has a stroke that paralyzes her right side and Georges nurses his wife and promises that he will send her neither to a hospital nor to a nursing home. Soon Anne's life deteriorates and her mental and physical capabilities decline very fast leading Georges to take a tragic decision.
