Emmanuelle Riva, Michael Haneke‘s Amour / Love Michael Haneke took home the Palme d’Or for The White Ribbon three years ago. This year, Haneke may be taking home a second Palme d’Or for Amour, which has received enthusiastic praise following its screening earlier today at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring veterans Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist, Red) and Emmanuelle Riva (Hiroshima Mon Amour; Leon Morin, Priest) as an elderly couple facing illness and death as the biggest challenges to their love, Amour has been described as Haneke’s masterpiece. Or, in some cases, his latest masterpiece. Written by Haneke himself, Amour also features The Piano Teacher‘s Isabelle Huppert, Certified Copy‘s William Shimell, and Alexandre Tharaud. Amour opens in France in October. It’ll surely be released some time this year in the Us for awards-season consideration; Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American distribution rights. [Check out the French-language Amour trailer.] "Michael Haneke...