Mad Love
2014 · Movie · 96 min. · Austria
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 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 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.
Direction Jessica Hausner
Cast Christian Friedel · Birte Schnoeink · Stephan Grossmann · Katharina Schüttler · Hana Sofia Lopes · Sebastian Hülk · Paraschiva Dragus · Rosa Enskat · Sandra Hüller
Screenplay Jessica Hausner
Cinematography Martin Gschlacht
Original title Amour Fou
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426 votes (FilmAffinity)
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