Amour Fou (The Sopranos) Gloria go for an ostensible test drive in a new Mercedes. Patsy pulls the car over on a deserted rural road, holds Gloria at gunpoint, and tells her he will kill her if she contacts Tony or his family again. James Gandolfini won his second Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in this episode. Amour Fou (The Sopranos) "Amour Fou" is the 38th episode of the HBO original series "The Sopranos" and the 12th of the show's third season. Its teleplay was written by Frank Renzulli from a story idea by series
The Sopranos pilot episode which was shot in 1997. Chase directed it himself. They finished the pilot and showed it to HBO executives, but the show was put on hold for several months. During this time, Chase considered asking HBO for additional funding to shoot 45 more minutes of footage and release "The Sopranos" as a feature film. In December 1997, HBO decided to produce the series and ordered 12 more episodes for a 13-episode season. The show premiered on HBO on January 10, 1999 with the pilot episode. "The Sopranos" was the second hour-long television drama series produced by HBO, the