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L’ Amour fou

Jacques Rivette
1968 France 252 minutes French

Filmed by a television crew, Sebastian is directing the play, Andromaque. He is to find himself faced with the difficult game of love and creation. Claire, his wife, finds it difficult to follow the slow maturing work and abandons her role, to be replaced by Martha, Sebastian’s ex-girlfriend. This painful experience will put into question both Sebastian’s creativity and his relationship with Claire.

Production :
Sogexport Film; Cocinor - Comptoir Cinématographique du Nordt; Films Marceau
Distribution :
Jean-Claude Laureux
Editing :
Nicole Lubtchansky
Sound :
Bernard Aubouy
Photography :
Etienne Becker; Alain Levent

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