...David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook. The other slots went to surprise picks who are first-time nominees: Michael Haneke for his French-language Amour and Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild."It's great company, and there's...

Now Playing Synopsis: An octogenarian couple find their love put to the ultimate test when one of them suffers a stroke, and the other must assume the role of the caretaker in this compassionate yet unsentimental drama from director Michael Haneke. Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) are retired classical-music teachers savoring their golden years in a comfortable apartment when Anne experiences a stroke that leaves her partially paralyzed. As devoted Georges struggles with the formidable task of becoming Anne's full-time caretaker, a visit from their adult daughter Eva (Isabelle Huppert) reaffirms just how secluded from society the highly educated couple have become since retiring. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell, Ramón Agirre, Rita Blanco, Carole Franck, Dinara Droukarova Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

Capsule reviews of films opening this week: "Cache" - Austrian writer-director Michael Haneke spins a piercing drama whose spare, simple surface conceals an unnerving emotional labyrinth. The French-language film centers...

...Roth; Jim Jarmusch with "Broken Flowers," starring Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone and Tilda Swinton; Michael Haneke with "Cache," a domestic thriller starring Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche; Amos Gitai with "Free Zone...

...Egares," Andre Techine, France "Tiresia," Bertand Bonello, France Out of competition: "Le Temps Du Loup," Michael Haneke, France "Vai E Vem," Joao Cesar Monteiro, Portugal "Mansion by the Lake," Lester James Peries, Sri Lanka...

...The Child) Denmark: - Lars von Trier, "Manderlay" France: - Dominik Moll, "Lemming" (festival opener) - Michael Haneke, Austrian, "Cache" (Hidden) - Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu, "Peindre ou Faire l'Amour" (Paint Or Make...

Here's what's funny about writer-director Michael Haneke's "Funny Games," a nearly identical English-language remake of his own 1997 thriller set in Austria: Haneke wants to condemn...