Amour is perhaps the most compelling of all ten films, given that it's the least I know about; the poster appears to be one of the most metaphorically-laden of each of the posters which, for this writer at least, gives me plenty to look at. Ironically, it's quite obvious that this is the non-American film within the list. I can tell this by the glum color palette (grey and blacks), as well as a focus on an elderly woman, both of which go against the archetypal cynical-Hollywood attitude. Indeed, both of these factors make this poster one of those I look upon in high regard: it isn't supposed to jump out at you, which in turn makes it jump out at you. The eyes also catch your attention: whom is she looking at? What is she thinking behind those eyes? The cupping of her ears is also significant- I can only hazard a guess as to what this connotes: Denial? Naivety? Love? It's a question the audience doesn't know the answer to, which, of course, makes us want to buy a ticket and find out.
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