'' 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
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
Amour Fou (2014 film)