Octogenarian music teachers Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant had settled into a deservedly comfortable retirement within their Paris apartment. When she suffers a debilitating stroke, however, he is faced with the reality of having to cope alone with her inevitable decline. Michael Haneke's affecting winner of the Best Foreign Film Academy Award co-stars Isabelle Huppert, William Shimell, Alexandre Tharaud. 127 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital 5.0; Subtitles: English; "making of" featurette; interview. In French with English subtitles.