Synopsis

The video unfolds as a dark, tragic short film centered on Louise and the young man she loves. A funeral and the ghostly presence of Eisblume singer Ria frame the story, suggesting that Louise's fate is being watched from beyond the grave. As the couple's relationship becomes impossible, Louise is overwhelmed by heartbreak and despair. The narrative builds toward her suicide, turning the song's themes of love, loss, guilt and pain into a somber Romeo and Juliet-style drama.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Louise" was presented as a small live-action film rather than another anime-inspired clip, following Eisblume's earlier animated videos.

• The video premiered on October 15, 2009, shortly before "Louise" became Eisblume's third single in November of that year.

• The clip features singer Ria in a fictional role and actors Anke Retzlaff and Ludwig Trepte as Louise and the young man.

• The song is Eisblume's German-language version of a Bell Book & Candle composition. The Eisblume recording also features the women's choir Scala.

• The production used underwater photography. Crew listings identify a dedicated underwater camera operator and an ARRI D-21 camera with a Scubacam housing.

• "Louise" was produced by Mutter & Vater Productions, with Frank Lamm credited as director of photography.

• The song reached No. 29 on the German singles chart, giving the unusually somber video a place within Eisblume's successful 2009 breakout period.

• Contemporary coverage emphasized the video's unusually direct treatment of suicide and its deliberately bleak, gothic-romantic tone.