Amour - Characters & Cast

To keep his promise to Anne never to send her back to the hospital, and to preserve her dignity at all costs.

He transitions from a loving husband enjoying retirement to an exhausted nurse, and finally to an 'angel of mercy' (or murderer). His journey is one of increasing isolation as he cuts ties with the world to focus solely on Anne.

To end her suffering and die with dignity rather than live as a vegetable.

She goes from an independent, talented musician to a helpless invalid. Her arc is a 'descent' into infancy, fighting to maintain her will to die as her body betrays her.

To assuage her own guilt and fear of her parents' mortality.

She remains static, representing the societal view that 'something must be done' (hospitals, homes) without understanding the couple's pact. She is shut out of the inner circle of their tragedy.