Amour Fou (film)

Amour Fou
Directed by Jessica Hausner
Produced by Martin Gschlacht
Antonin Svoboda
Bruno Wagner
Bady Minck
Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
Written by Jessica Hausner
Starring Birte Schnöink
Christian Friedel
Stephan Grossmann
Cinematography Martin Gschlacht
Edited by Karina Ressler
Production
company
Coop 99
Amour Fou Luxembourg
Essential Filmproduktion
Distributed by Coproduction Office
Release dates
  • 16 May 2014 (Cannes)
  • 6 November 2014 (Austria)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country Austria
Germany
Luxembourg
Language German

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]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Coop99 Filmproduktion in collaboration with Germany's Essential Filmproduktion and Luxembourg's Amour Fou.[2] A great deal of research was put into the costumes and production design in order to avoid clichés seen in many period films. Hausner wanted a clear aesthetic with a lot of yellow and red colours. One source of inspiration for the visual style was the paintings of Johannes Vermeer.[3] Filming took place in Luxembourg, Germany and Austria from February to October 2013.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Amour Fou". afc.at. Austrian Film Commission. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  3. ↑ Schiefer, Karin (April 2013). "Jessica Hausner dreht Amour Fou: Katharina Wöppermann (Setdesign) und Tanja Hausner (Kostüm) im Gespräch". afc.at (in German). Austrian Film Commission. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Amour Fou". filminstitut.at. Austrian Film Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-23.

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