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  1. 4 days ago · Definition. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. amour fou. French noun phrase. ä-ˈmu̇r-ˈfü. : mad love : obsessive passion. Dictionary Entries Near amour fou. amourette. amour fou. amourist. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Amour fou.”

  2. 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.

  3. Jul 14, 2020 · A borrowing from French, the phrase amour fou, literally mad love, denotes uncontrollable or obsessive passion or infatuation. It was introduced into English as a theme of drama, prose narrative and cinema.

  4. February 14–16, 2020. Amour Fou. Share. The French have a term for it, for the impossible, absolute, self-punishing and strange love that ignites and, like a nitrate print in flames, cannot be extinguished.

  5. Inspired by the real-life double suicide of renowned German author Heinrich von Kleist and Henriette Vogel in 1811, this exquisite period piece is a darkly h...

  6. Mar 18, 2015 · Amour fou. In 1811 the poet Heinrich Von Kleist, author of “Michael Kohlhaas,” “The Marquise of O,” and “The Prince of Homburg” killed himself on the banks of the Griebnitz Canal in Berlin. In the 200 years since his death, a lot has happened to his legacy.

  7. Nov 6, 2014 · With Christian Friedel, Birte Schnöink, Stephan Grossmann, Sandra Hüller. Berlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his skeptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact.