L'Amour braque
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| Directed by | Andrzej Żuławski |
| Written by | Etienne Roda-Gil Andrzej Żuławski |
| Produced by | Antoine Gannagé Alain Sarde |
| Starring | Sophie Marceau Francis Huster Tchéky Karyo |
| Cinematography | Jean-François Robin |
| Edited by | Marie-Sophie Dubus |
| Music by | Stanislas Syrewicz |
| Distributed by | AMLF (France) |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $4 million |
L'Amour braque (English: Mad Love) is a 1985 French romantic drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and starring Sophie Marceau, Francis Huster, and Tchéky Karyo. The film is about a bank robber on his way to Paris who meets a neurotic dreamer whom he considers to be an idiot. The dreamer follows him everywhere and soon falls in love with his girlfriend, resulting in a tragic ending. The film is loosely inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1869 novel The Idiot. The film received a Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Award Nomination for Best Film in 1986.