Amour Fou
Forever under-appreciated and melancholy, Heinrich is a young poet in Romantic Era Berlin who determines his best way out of despair is to end it all, and he sets about finding a woman to join him in his predetermined departure. Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, the well-off but unremarkable Henrietta, fascinated by Heinrich’s controversial "The Marquise of O," finds his offer intriguing, if a bit strange. And yet, she agrees to navigate the uncharted journey towards a suicide pact with him, at once awkward and enlightening for them both. Rather than a declaration of passionate devotion, Amour Fou - inspired by the actual suicide in 1811 of Heinrich von Kleist and Henrietta Vogel - goes against expectations to become a wry and curious denunciation of dying for love.
Cast
- Birte Schnoeink
- Christian Friedel
- Stephan Grossman
DVD Features
Commentary Track with Director Jessica Hausner\nInterview with Director Jessica Hausner\nBonus short: Oida, directed by Jessica Hausner\nDeleted Scenes
Sound: 5.1 Surround Sound / 2.0 Dolby Digital
Discs: 1
Blu-ray Features
Commentary Track with Director Jessica Hausner\nInterview with Director Jessica Hausner\nBonus short: Oida, directed by Jessica Hausner\nDeleted Scenes
Sound: 5.1 Surround Sound / 2.0 Dolby Digital
Discs: 1
- "Top Ten List for 2014. One of the great films about the nature of love. Brilliantly employs lieder by Mozart and Beethoven - the most telling use of period performance since Straub-Huillet's 1968 CHRONICLE OF ANNA MAGDELENA BACH."
- "A satirical yet sensitive study of the 1811 death pact between poet Heinrich von Kleist and Henriette Vogel. Hausner expertly conveys the claustrophobia and inflexibility of this environment by tightly choreographing her characters through carefully composed, sparsely decorated spaces."
- "Hausner reveals her strongest work yet, a droll, romantic exploration of sorts that manages to expertly blend her unique tone with exquisite digital compositions."
Awards & Recognition
Cannes Film Festival
Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Toronto Int'l Film Festival
Vienna Int'l Film Fsetival
First Look Film Festival
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