SYNOPSIS
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.
CAST
Christian Friedel
Birte Schnöink
Stephan Grossmann
Peter Jordan
Sebastian Hülk
Katharina Schüttler
Sandra Hüller
CREW
Director Jessica Hausner
Screenplay Jessica Hausner
DoP Martin Gschlacht
Production Design Katharina Wöppermann
Costume Design Tanja Hausner
Sound Uve Haussig
Editing Karina Ressler
Producers Martin Gschlacht, Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Philippe Bober