Rendez-vous (1985)

A provocative erotic drama, stylishly rendered by Andre Techine, who won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this compelling investigation into the intersection of sexual and artistic passion.

Director:

André Téchiné

Writers:

Olivier Assayas, André Téchiné

Stars:

Lambert Wilson, Juliette Binoche, Wadeck Stanczak

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Lambert Wilson	...	Quentin
Juliette Binoche	...	Nina / Anne Larrieux
Wadeck Stanczak	...	Paulot
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Scrutzler
Dominique Lavanant	...	Gertrude
Anne Wiazemsky	...	L'administratrice
Jean-Louis Vitrac	...	Fred
Philippe Landoulsi	...	Le régisseur
Olimpia Carlisi	...	Olimpia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caroline Faro	...	Juliette
Katsumi Furukata
Arlette Gordon	...	La journaliste branchée
Madeleine Marie
Serge Martina	...	L'acteur de la pièce
Michèle Moretti	...	Daisy

Storyline

A woman and three men. Nina, who's come to Paris to act and sleeps with any man at hand, meets Paulot, a young estate agent; he's smitten. She also meets Paulot's flatmate Quentin, a compulsive who stalks her. To Paulot's jealous dismay, she's willing to sleep with Quentin, and wants Paulot's friendship. After a desperate act by Quentin, Nina and Paulot share a flat, but she still won't take him as a lover; instead, her energy goes into a production of "Romeo and Juliet" directed by a detached, intense man who becomes her father figure. Quentin's ghost taunts her, Paulot wants to end all contact, and the director plans to return to London. The art of the theater may be her only refuge.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | loss | sex | roommate | love | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

15 May 1985 (France)

Also Known As:

André Téchiné's Rendez-Vous

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films A2, T. Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

André Téchiné cast Binoche after seeing her in _La vie de famille (1985)_ .

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Quotes

Quentin: So you're going to play Juliet! The tea-or-chocolate wench wants to be a princess. Alas, it's a story about love, an emotion you're incapable of feeling. You're too shallow to imagine it, too common to understand it.

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Crazy Credits

John XII 24: "Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains but a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit."

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Connections

References Le choc (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Au clair de la lune"
(uncredited)
Written by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Sung by Olimpia Carlisi

User Reviews

A beautiful, sexy art -film!

Rendez-vous is a beautiful, sexy, art-film. It won several prestigious international awards and is critically acclaimed. Juliette Binoche is completely uninhibited and gives a brave, fearless performance where she bares herself completely...both emotionally and physically.

Thus, this film is not intended for the immature. Those with childish minds who cannot handle looking at a beautiful woman's body (such as feminists or other philistines) are advised too avoid this. Another reviewer called it "pointless drivel" and complained about the "gratuitous nudity". If seeing a woman's vagina is too much for the immature mind of that viewer to handle, him and his kind should avoid high-art cinema such as this. His kind would be better served watching gay-porn garbage, loosely disguised as a "comedy", such as "Bruno". That type of film is more suited for those misandric simpletons who prefer looking at male genitalia. Those who appreciate complex, beautiful art and appreciate the female form will enjoy this.

Nina (Juliette Binoche) moves to Paris and she becomes the love interest of three very different men and has tumultuous concurrent relationships with each. Multiple plot and character lines develop from this. This movie will challenge you and you'll find yourself pondering some of the scenes days later. Highly recommended.