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Scalambrino, F. (July, 2013). Filming the impossible: Orpheus and the sense of community in
Amour. Unpublished paper presented at Film-Philosophy Conference: Beyond Film, University
of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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E-mail: Scalambrinof9@gmail.com
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Introduction
The following six (6) brief sections beyond this Introduction provide a reading of Michael
Hanekes film Amour (2013). Whereas some of these sections are primarily intended to provide
support for my reading the presence of Orpheus in Amour, others speak to the cathartic power
of Hanekes film to invoke a different sense of community, i.e. to bring the audience to presence
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