I have never liked any of Michael Haneke's films but I came closest with this one.Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) have been happily married for many years but when Anne's health starts to fail, both of them truly learn the meaning of the vow "for better or for worse".
This got nominated for a bunch of Oscars but I would caution you. This is one of the most real portrayals of aging and the burden of being a caregiver that I have ever seen. It is depressing on the deepest of levels. Do not go in expecting a happy ending. Or to be happy for 90% of the run time. It's not going to work out for you. If you really need a reason to be depressed, though, toss this bad boy into the blu-ray and ponder your inevitable obsolescence.
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