Jessica Hausner on Amour fou (Q&A)

The director discusses her darkly poetic romantic drama, how art inspired her work and the influence of Maya Derren, Akira Kurosawa and Jacques Tati.

Director Jessica Hausner reflects upon the themes of love and suicide in her film Amour fou (2014). Hausner reveals her love of fellow directors Maya Deren, Luis Buñuel, Akira Kurosawa and Jacques Tati, and explains how paintings from the Renaissance to the 1800s have inspired her work.