L'amour Fou

Sebastian (Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Weekend) is staging an adaptation of Racine's tragedy, Andromaque while a film crew captures their rehearsals on handheld 16mm. The production's star and Sebastian's girlfriend, Claire (Bulle Ogier, Out 1), cannot take the pressure and removes herself. Life imitates art, creating a tragedy for the couple when Sebastian recasts the role with his ex. L'amour fou is a hypnotic study of tempestuous love, told with director Jacques Rivette's signature reflexivity and containing striking examinations of performance, art, theatre and life. A classic of the French New Wave and one of Rivette's most radical works, L'amour fou was unavailable for years, with the original elements tragically burned in a fire.

Special Features

Documentaries: 'The Third Eye'; Feature-length documentary featuring new interviews with star Jean-Pierre Kalfon, writer/director and Rivette collaborator Pascal Bonitzer, Rivette biographer Antoine de Baecque, critic/historian Sylvie Pierre and archival footage of Jacques Rivette (Robert Fischer, 2024)., Interviews: Caroline Champetier (cinematographer/restoration supervisor).

Actors: Michèle Moretti, Bulle Ogier, Maddly Bamy, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Josée Destoop, Celia, Françoise Godde, Liliane Bordoni, Yves Beneyton, Dennis Berry

Audio Languages: French

Duration: 252 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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