Amour Fou

Amour Fou

Love can't be chosen...

2014•1h 36m•6.5/10

DramaComedyRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(48)

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.

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Production

Coop99 Filmproduktion, Essential Filmproduktion, Amour Fou Luxembourg

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Christian Friedel

Christian Friedel

Heinrich

Stephan Grossmann

Stephan Grossmann

Friedrich Louis Vogel

Katharina Schüttler

Katharina Schüttler

Sophie

Hana Sofia Lopes

Hana Sofia Lopes

Older Sister

Eva-Maria Kurz

Eva-Maria Kurz

Relative

Sandra Hüller

Sandra Hüller

Marie

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Hypnotist

Peter Jordan

Peter Jordan

Adam Müller

Alissa Wilms

Maid Dorte

Paraschiva Dragus

Paraschiva Dragus

Pauline

Marie-Paule von Roesgen

Marie-Paule von Roesgen

Mrs. Massow

Marc Bischoff

Marc Bischoff

Peguilhen

Holger Handtke

Holger Handtke

Doctor

Barbara Schnitzler

Barbara Schnitzler

Mother

Christina Landshamer

Krahl's Wife

Gerold Huber

Pianist

Nickel Bösenberg

Nickel Bösenberg

Gendarm

Josiane Pfeiffer

Lady in Carriage

Gerhard Gdowiok

Servant of Massow's Wife

Andreina De Martin

Lisette Balldam

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