Amour fou
An amour fou ([ amurˈ fu: ]; French from amour = love from Latin amor ; fou = foolish, crazy) is a love affair (outdated plural tantum “amouren”) which is perceived as “ obsessive ” due to its intensity . Even more serious than the emotional intensity itself, however, is that those involved find themselves in special circumstances in which they would either suffer harm by acting out their feelings or cause others to do so, whereby this element of danger or impropriety in turn intensifies the love frenzy . The Duden defines Amour fou as educational language for a “fateful, passionate , raging love”.
According to Oliver Jahraus, it is a used motif, especially in art such as opera, literature or film . André Breton's prose work L'Amour fou spread the term in Surrealism in 1937.
Amour fou is always a mutual love, which also distinguishes it from an obsessive unrequited love .
Movie
- 1969: Amour fou (F) by Jacques Rivette
- 1972: The last tango in Paris (F, I) by Bernardo Bertolucci with Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando
- 1990: Breakfast at her (Original title: White Palace ) (USA) by Luis Mandoki with James Spader and Susan Sarandon
- 2014: Amour Fou (A, LUX, D) by Jessica Hausner with Christian Friedel and Birte Schnöink
3sat broadcasts a new edition of the Amour fou feature film series at the beginning of each year , including many of the films mentioned above.
Series
- Amour Fou is the title of the 38th episode of the television series The Sopranos and refers to the love affair between the main character Tony Soprano ( James Gandolfini ) and Gloria Trillo ( Annabella Sciorra ).
- Amour Fou is also the title of the 12th and final episode of the second season of the television series Dexter and refers to the love affair between the supporting character Lila West ( Jaime Murray ) and Dexter Morgan ( Michael C. Hall ).
- Amour Fou is the title of the 1023rd episode of the crime series Tatort .
literature
The amour fou is a common theme in literature . Vladimir Nabokov dealt with it several times in his novels, for example in Lolita (1955) and in Ada or The Desire (1969). Lolita is about the abusive pedophile propensity of a 37 year old to a 12 year old; in Ada it is siblings who are entangled in a love story. Another example is Benoîte Groult's novel Les vaisseaux du cœur (1988) about the passionate love affair between a Parisian intellectual and a simple Breton fisherman.
In many cases, the madness of the Amour fou is based on the fact that at least one of the partners is married or similarly bound to another person (see also: adultery in literature ). This applies, for example, to the Tristan material , but also to Goethe's novel Wahlverwandschaften (1809), in which Eduard starts a deadly love affair with Ottilie, his wife's niece.
There are also some real amour fou by well-known writers who are considered by biographers as such:
- Eduard Mörike and Maria Meyer.
- In his novel L'Amour fou (1937), a fundamental work of surrealism , André Breton reflected on his relationship with the painter Jacqueline Lamba .
See also
- Limerence (popular psychological term in the USA for an intense love)
- Erotomania
literature
- Oliver Jahraus: Amour fou: the narrative of 'Amour fou' in literature, opera, film; on the relationship between love, discourse and society under the sign of their sexual questioning. Francke, Tübingen 2004, ISBN 978-3-7720-8005-0 .
- Katrin Bornemann: Carneval of Affects. A genre theory of the Amour-fou film. Schüren, Marburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89472-556-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amour fou, die , duden.de, accessed on June 5, 2017.
- ↑ Marcus Stiglegger: Ritual & Seduction. Curiosity, spectacle & sensuality in the film . Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-86505-303-3 , pp. 82-87.
- ↑ Erich Kläger: Mörike in his bride letters. With a story about Peregrina and the bride's letters added later. Ameles Verlag, Böblingen 2004.
- ↑ Angelika Heinick: Known as Frau von Breton, forgotten as an artist: A film about Jacqueline Lamba. In: FAZ. August 17, 2006, accessed February 6, 2020 .