Amour fou

Amour fou

MS14

Genre

Drama, Romance

Director

Jessica Hausner

Run time

1h 36min

Cast

Christian Friedel, Birte Schnöink, Stephan Grossmann, Sandra Hüller, Peter Jordan

Berlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his sceptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact. It is whilst com- ing to terms with this refusal, ineffably distressed by his cousin’s insensitivity to the depth of his feelings, that Heinrich meets Hen- riette, the wife of a business acquaintance. Heinrich’s subsequent offer to the beguiling young woman at first holds scant appeal, that is until Henriette discovers she is suffering from a terminal illness. AMOUR FOU is a "romantic comedy" based loosely on the suicide of the poet Henrich von Kleist in 1811.

Austria / Luxembourg / Germany 2014

Genre

Drama, Romance

Director

Jessica Hausner

Run time

1h 36min

Cast

Christian Friedel, Birte Schnöink, Stephan Grossmann, Sandra Hüller, Peter Jordan

Berlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his sceptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact. It is whilst com- ing to terms with this refusal, ineffably distressed by his cousin’s insensitivity to the depth of his feelings, that Heinrich meets Hen- riette, the wife of a business acquaintance. Heinrich’s subsequent offer to the beguiling young woman at first holds scant appeal, that is until Henriette discovers she is suffering from a terminal illness. AMOUR FOU is a "romantic comedy" based loosely on the suicide of the poet Henrich von Kleist in 1811.

Austria / Luxembourg / Germany 2014

Info

Rating

Under 14 Not Recommended

Production year

2014

Global distributor

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Local distributor

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