It's still one of my happiest memories from Sundance: A few years ago, I walked into a screening of
Lourdes, knowing little about the film, and walked out utterly gobsmacked. That film's writer-director, Jessica Hausner, has finally returned with her follow-up.
Amour Fou isn't as potent, but it's fascinating in its own right. How often do we get movies about suicide pacts? My review of
Amour Fou is up at
Paste.