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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. 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.

  3. Feb 10, 2019 · It’s almost Valentine’s Day but that doesn’t mean that film lovers need to get gushy and overly sentimental when it comes to romantic cinema. One of the most moving and exciting subjects of love-driven movies orbit around the idea of amour fou –– mad love.

  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. What does the noun amour fou mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun amour fou . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. Nov 6, 2014 · Amour Fou: Directed by Jessica Hausner. 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.

  7. Mar 18, 2015 · Amour fou. In 1811 the poet Heinrich Von Kleist, author ofMichael 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.