Character Relationship Map: Amour

Characters

• Georges (played by Jean-Louis Trintignant) — protagonist

  Georges is Anne’s husband and a retired piano teacher in his eighties. After Anne suffers disabling strokes, he becomes her devoted but increasingly strained caretaker, honoring her request not to sen...

• Anne (played by Emmanuelle Riva) — protagonist

  Anne is Georges’s wife and a retired piano teacher whose sudden stroke leaves her paralyzed and dependent on him. After a second stroke, she becomes demented and unable to speak coherently. Her worsen...

• Eva (played by Isabelle Huppert) — supporting

  Eva is Anne and Georges’s daughter. Concerned about her mother’s decline, she argues that Anne should be moved into professional care, while Georges refuses because of the promise he made. She appears...

• Alexandre (played by Alexandre Tharaud) — supporting

  Alexandre is Anne’s former piano pupil, whose performance she and Georges attend before Anne’s illness advances. During a later visit, Anne dresses carefully and speaks with unusual liveliness, briefl...

• Concierge's Husband (played by Ramon Agirre) — supporting
• Concierge (played by Rita Blanco) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Concierge's Husband → Concierge (husband)
• Anne → Alexandre (Professional Former Teacher) — Anne previously taught Alexandre piano.

  Alexandre is described as one of Anne's former pupils, and Anne and Georges attend his performance.

• Anne → Eva (Family Mother) — Eva remains connected to Anne while confronting her decline.

  Eva is identified as Anne's daughter and wants her mother to go into care.

• Georges → Eva (Family Father) — Their parent-child relationship is tested by different views of care.

  Eva is identified as Georges's daughter, and she visits the apartment and discusses Anne's care with him.

• Georges → Anne (Family Husband) — They are an elderly married couple whose shared life drives the film.

  The plot identifies Georges as Anne's husband, and they live together as a married retired couple.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Georges → Alexandre (Social Acquaintance) — They know each other through Anne and her musical circle.

  Georges attends Alexandre's performance with Anne, and Alexandre later visits their apartment.

Story Analysis

An elderly couple confronts illness, dependence, love, and an unbearable final act of care.

Plot Progression

1. A Quiet Life Interrupted — Anne and Georges attend Alexandre's performance and return to discover an attempted break-in. Anne then suffers a stroke during breakfast, abruptly changing their domestic life.
2. The Cost of the Promise — A failed operation leaves Anne paralyzed and dependent on Georges. She makes him promise that she will not be sent back to the hospital or into institutional care.
3. Hope and Decline — Anne expresses a desire not to continue living, while Alexandre's visit briefly restores a sense of normality. A second stroke destroys that hope and leaves Anne demented and unable to speak coherentl...
4. Care Under Pressure — Georges hires outside help, but Eva challenges his decision to keep Anne at home. Georges later fires a nurse after discovering that she mistreats Anne.
5. An Impossible Mercy — A childhood story briefly calms Anne before Georges smothers her. He prepares flowers, writes a letter, seals the bedroom, and moves through a final vision of Anne leaving.