Amour Fou
2014 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · 79% critics
A romantic idealist becomes obsessed with the idea of defeating death through love. When he meets a married woman facing a terminal illness, their intense connection leads them to consider a drastic pact that tests devotion, morality, and despair.
Also known as Mad Love
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Details
- Original title
- Amour fou
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-05-16
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (48 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like dark, intimate romances that wrestle with mortality and extreme choices, similar in mood to Cloud 9 or Undine; Not for you if you want light, uplifting love stories.
Pros: intense romantic drama; provocative premise; moody atmosphere | Cons: bleak subject matter; slow-moving pace; emotionally heavy tone
Themes
- suicide
- poet
- biography
- love
- woman director
- 19th century
Cast & crew
Christian Friedel
as Heinrich
Stephan Grossmann
as Friedrich Louis Vogel
Katharina Schüttler
as Sophie
Hana Sofia Lopes
as Older Sister
Eva-Maria Kurz
as Relative
Sandra Hüller
as Marie
Gustav Peter Wöhler
as Hypnotist
Peter Jordan
as Adam Müller
- AW
Alissa Wilms
as Maid Dorte
Paraschiva Dragus
as Pauline
Directed by Jessica Hausner