Fresh
Less than propulsive as a narrative, but provocative, instructive, consistently surprising and a kind of slow-motion thriller.
John Anderson, Newsday
Amour Fou
Love can't be chosen...
2014 · 1h 36m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Jessica Hausner
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Amour Fou
Overview
Heinrich wishes to conquer death through love, and when he meets Henriette, the wife of a business acquaintance, she expresses interest in a suicide pact when she learns she has a terminal illness.
Director and cast
- Jessica Hausner Director
- Christian Friedel as Heinrich
- Stephan Grossmann as Friedrich Louis Vogel
- Birte Schnoeink as Henriette
- 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 Cast
- Alissa Wilms Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Despite being inspired by actual events, it all comes off more confounding than tragic or romantic.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Hausner's film feels authentically quiet and slower-paced for the time period ...
Sara Stewart, New York Post
Fresh
It can be a strategically off-putting movie yet one that also steals under your skin scene by scene and through Ms. Schnoeink's slowly revealing performance as an ill-fated heroine turned future biographical footnote.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Fresh
One thing's certain: This is no swoony love story. It intoxicates all the same.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out
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