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Synopsis: 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. It is whilst coming to terms with this refusal, ineffably distressed by his cousin's insensitivity to the depth of his feelings, that Heinrich meets Henriette, the wife of a business acquaintance. Heinrich's subsequent offer to the beguiling young woman at first holds scant appeal, that is until Henriette discovers she is suffering from a terminal illness
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Jessica Hausner
Production: Film Movement
  4 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
96 min
Website
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Shouldn't we postpone

the excursion?

But, my little dove,

an excursion would do you good.

It's exactly what you

need in your condition.

Imagine, we will be going

out of town soon. To Paris.

- Oh.

- Yes.

Vogel found a doctor

who knows a treatment

for the ulcer.

Or for the fainting

fits at least.

He may be able to cure me.

I see.

Yes, there is hope,

although the situation

does seem to be serious.

What do you carry

in that case?

Pistols?

No.

I catch butterflies.

I need all sorts of equipment for that,

which I keep in this case.

Butterflies?

- In November?

- Yes.

Excuse me...

"My little dove, my life,

the light of my life,

my all,

my every possession,

my castles and fields,

my meadows and vineyards.

Oh, sun, moon and stars,

heaven and earth,

past and future,

my bride,

my dearest friend, my heart's blood,

my bowels, light of my eyes!

My dearest,

what should I call you?

My golden child, my pearl,

my precious stone,

my crown,

my queen and empress.

My highest and dearest... "

The bodies will be taken

to the morgue later today.

The deceased left no

letters or messages,

as far as we can tell.

Have you forgotten Silesia?

The illiterate peasants were

made dizzy and brought to believe

that since they

are paying taxes

they are absolutely free to

do whatever they please.

- There were even fatalities.

- Yes.

Mankind is neither

equal nor free by nature.

Each one of us is bound

to what he happens to be.

And a state is much

closer to this truth

by not making every man

responsible for himself.

But rather by helping the ignorant

by appointing to power

those who have studied, analyzed

and thought everything through,

only to find out how difficult it

still is to make the right decisions.

Unfortunately Prussia

will soon be bankrupt,

so it will have to

make some changes

and introduce a more economical use

of land, livestock and manpower.

And this will mean

more freedom, of course.

More than we all

seem to want.

In England free trade among free citizens

brought wealth and prosperity.

Social reforms are good.

But if they mean equality

of all subjects,

remember the Jacobite terror,

they must be condemned.

If only we were spared

the democracy

where educated people

will be outvoted by the mob.

Let's hear it.

We have no secrets here.

The autopsy has revealed

that all of Madame Vogel's

internal organs were in good health.

No tumor or ulcer was found.

So it would seem it really

was a nervous disorder.

It was a mistake after all.

It was out of love after all.

Where the blue mountains

Rise from the lowering skies

Look inside

Where the sun sets

Where the clouds spread

There I would like to be

There I would like to be

There in that quiet valley

Which silences pain and woe

Where in rocky spaces

Softly sleep the primroses

And sweeps so

gently the wind

There I would like to be

There I would like to be

To the forests depths

Pushes me the

power of my love

My inner pain

My inner pain

If only I could stay

If only I could

be with you

Eternally

Eternally

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Jessica Hausner

Jessica Hausner (born 6 October 1972) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She has directed six films since 1995. Her film Lovely Rita was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Three years later her film Hotel was screened at the 2004 festival. Her 2014 film Amour Fou was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.In 2002 she was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.In 2016, she was a member of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. more…

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