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L'Amour fou

L'Amour fou

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L'Amour fou

1969

4h 12m

6.4(40 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

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

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16 members

Acting

Bulle Ogier

Claire

Bulle Ogier

Acting

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Sébastien-Pyrrhus

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Acting

Josée Destoop

Marta-Hermione

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Acting

Celia

Célia-Andromaque

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Directing

André S. Labarthe

Le réalisateur

André S. Labarthe

Directing

Dennis Berry

Dennis-Pylade

Dennis Berry

Acting

Maddly Bamy

Madly-Céphise

Maddly Bamy

Camera

Étienne Becker

Unknown Role

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Acting

Yves Beneyton

Yves-Oreste

Yves Beneyton

Acting

Liliane Bordoni

Puck

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Michel Delahaye

Michel-Phoenix

Michel Delahaye

Acting

Françoise Godde

Françoise-Cléone

Françoise Godde

Acting

Didier Léon

Didier

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Acting

Michèle Moretti

Michèle

Michèle Moretti

Acting

Claude Richard

Philippe

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Camera

Patrice Wyers

Unknown Role

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