Amour Fou (2014 film)

For the Sopranos episode, see Amour Fou (The Sopranos). For the 1993 film, see Amour Fou (1993 film). For other uses, see Amour fou (disambiguation).
Amour Fou
Directed byJessica Hausner
Written byJessica Hausner
Produced byMartin Gschlacht
Antonin Svoboda
Bruno Wagner
Bady Minck
Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
StarringBirte Schnöink
Christian Friedel
Stephan Grossmann
CinematographyMartin Gschlacht
Edited byKarina Ressler
Production
companies
Amour Fou Luxembourg
Essential Filmproduktion
Coproduction Office
Release dates
  • 16 May 2014 (2014-05-16) (Cannes)
  • 6 November 2014 (2014-11-06) (Austria)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesAustria
Germany
Luxembourg
LanguageGerman

Amour Fou ("mad love") is a 2014 Austrian film directed by Jessica Hausner, starring Christian Friedel and Birte Schnöink. The story is set in Berlin in 1810 and 1811, and follows the German writer Heinrich von Kleist and his lover Henriette Vogel in the final stages of their lives. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

  1. ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.