Amour Fou

Amour Fou (2014)

Amour fou

Love can't be chosen...

Heinrich wishes to conquer death through love, and when he meets Henriette, the wife of a business acquaintance, she expresses interest in a suicide pact when she learns she has a terminal illness.

Date of release
2014-05-16
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (49)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Jessica Hausner

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg

Amour Fou is a 2014 Austrian film directed by Jessica Hausner, starring Christian Friedel and Birte Schnöink. The story is set in Berlin in 1810 and 1811, and follows the German writer Heinrich von Kleist and his lover Henriette Vogel in the final stages of their lives. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Production

The film was produced by Coop99 Filmproduktion in collaboration with Germany's Essential Filmproduktion and Luxembourg's Amour Fou. A great deal of research was put into the costumes and production design in order to avoid clichés seen in many period films. Hausner wanted a clear aesthetic with a lot of yellow and red colours. One source of inspiration for the visual style was the paintings of Johannes Vermeer.

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