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Amour Fou

Original title: Amour fou
  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.6K
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Birte Schnöink in Amour Fou (2014)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
Berlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his skeptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact. I... Read allBerlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his skeptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact. It is whilst coming to terms with this refusal, ineffably distressed by his cousin's insens... Read allBerlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his skeptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact. It is whilst coming to terms with this refusal, ineffably distressed by his cousin's insensitivity to the depth of his feelings, that Heinrich meets Henriette, the wife of a busines... Read all
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  • Director
    • Jessica Hausner
  • Writers
    • Jessica Hausner(screenplay)
    • Géraldine Bajard(dramaturgy)
  • Stars
    • Christian Friedel
    • Birte Schnöink
    • Stephan Grossmann
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jessica Hausner
  • Writers
    • Jessica Hausner(screenplay)
    • Géraldine Bajard(dramaturgy)
  • Stars
    • Christian Friedel
    • Birte Schnöink
    • Stephan Grossmann
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    • 8User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations

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    Birte Schnöink in Amour Fou (2014)
    Christian Friedel and Birte Schnöink in Amour Fou (2014)
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    Christian Friedel
    Christian Friedel
    • Heinrich
    Birte Schnöink
    Birte Schnöink
    • Henriette
    Stephan Grossmann
    Stephan Grossmann
    • Friedrich Louis Vogel
    Sandra Hüller
    Sandra Hüller
    • Marie
    Holger Handtke
    Holger Handtke
    • Arzt
    Barbara Schnitzler
    • Mutter
    Alissa Wilms
    Alissa Wilms
    • Dienstmädchen Dörte
    Paraschiva Dragus
    • Pauline
    Peter Jordan
    Peter Jordan
    • Müller
    Katharina Schüttler
    Katharina Schüttler
    • Sophie
    Gustav-Peter Wöhler
    Gustav-Peter Wöhler
    • Hypnotiseur
    Marie-Paule von Roesgen
    • Frau von Massow
    Marc Bischoff
    Marc Bischoff
    • Peguilhen
    Christina Landshamer
    • Frau von Krahl
    Gerold Huber
    • Pianist
    Nickel Bösenberg
    Nickel Bösenberg
    • Gendarm
    Josiane Peiffer
    • Dame in Kutsche
    Gerhard Gdowiok
    • Diener Frau von Massow
    • Director
      • Jessica Hausner
    • Writers
      • Jessica Hausner(screenplay)
      • Géraldine Bajard(dramaturgy)
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    • Trivia
      The story is based on the life of the writer, dramatist and poet Heinrich von Kleist who committed suicide together with his girlfriend Henriette Vogel.
    • Goofs
      The art song "Wo die Berge so Blau" composed by Ludwig van Beethoven is sung in extension by different characters throughout the movie. It was first published as part of the song cycle "An die ferne Geliebte", Op. 98, in 1816, five years after the events shown.

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    Top review
    8/10
    The implementation of consistent morbidity
    The stylistic deserts of the film cannot be denied. It keeps its own style up all the way, reminding of the extreme stylism of directors like Carl Th. Dreyer. The cinematography is breathtakingly beautiful all through, and on top of all this it's a true story. The poets of the romantic era lived all in the shadow of Goethe, and Goethe himself did not like Kleist for his dismal and almost depressive morbidity. From the beginning to the end of the film Kleist is preoccupied with his desire for death by suicide and is desperately looking for a partner with the same anguish of his mind and to share death with him. He finally thinks he finds her in a young married lady who has nervous attacks and is convinced she will die soon. She will rather die by his hand than bedridden and sick to death. The film is a kind of ultimate description of supreme egoism, and Henriette, Kleist's partner, observes his exaggerated egoism herself and reacts against it, but still she follows him although she has a lovely daughter and loving husband, while Kleist doesn't give a damn about the lives he possibly ruins. Goethe's early suicidal novel of the miserable Werther caused an epidemic of suicides all over Europe, and this appears to have remained a hangover for five decades. The longing for death is nothing new but remains a perpetual subject of actuality, especially for creative artists, and the film is an interesting study in this. The only music of the film is quiet romances by Mozart and Beethoven, played by amateurs, which adds charm to the film, the only light relief of it being a ballroom scene in Berlin. The film is watchable and enjoyable for its cinematography but hardly a film you would long for to see again.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2014 (Austria)
    • Countries of origin
      • Austria
      • Luxembourg
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Mad Love
    • Filming locations
      • Luxembourg
    • Production companies
      • Coop99 Filmproduktion
      • Amour Fou Luxembourg
      • Essential Filmproduktion GmbH
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,702
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,385
      • Mar 22, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $61,693
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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