A troubled marriage is tested by the couple's involvement in a theatrical production of Racine’s Andromaque.
Social & External
The people behind it
Bulle Ogier
Claire
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Sébastien-Pyrrhus
Josée Destoop
Marta-Hermione
Celia
Célia-Andromaque
André S. Labarthe
Le réalisateur
Dennis Berry
Dennis-Pylade
Maddly Bamy
Madly-Céphise
Étienne Becker
Yves Beneyton
Yves-Oreste
Liliane Bordoni
Puck
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