L'Amour fou

Jan 15, 1969

4h 12m

★ 6.5

Overview

A troubled marriage is tested by the couple's involvement in a theatrical production of Racine’s Andromaque.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Sogexportfilm

Les Films Mareau

Cocinor

L'Amour fou Trailers

Cast

Claire

Bulle Ogier

Sébastien-Pyrrhus

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Marta-Hermione

Josée Destoop

Célia-Andromaque

Celia

Le réalisateur

André S. Labarthe

Dennis-Pylade

Dennis Berry

Madly-Céphise

Maddly Bamy

Étienne Becker

Yves-Oreste

Yves Beneyton

Puck

Liliane Bordoni

Michel-Phoenix

Michel Delahaye

Françoise-Cléone

Françoise Godde

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