Rendez-Vous (1985)

Rendez-Vous (1985)
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Juliette Binoche teams with Lambert Wilson in this erotic drama. Binoche plays Nina, the young lady friend of timid Paulot (Wadeck Stanczak). Though she intends to be true to Paulot, Nina falls hard for his roommate, Quentin (Wilson), a thoroughly self-centered actor who performs in live sex shows. After a torrid affair with Nina, Quentin dies under questionable circumstances. Nina's search for answers to Quentin's sudden death leads her to Scrutzler (Jean-Louis Trintignant), the theater director who'd once cast Quentin in Romeo and Juliet. Scrutzler has likewise suffered a terrible loss in his life: his Juliet was also his wife, who also died unexpectedly. Apparently, it was the wife's death that led to Quentin's demise. On impulse, Scrutzler casts the inexperienced Nina as Juliet -- and before long, both unhappy souls find a common emotional ground. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Juliette BinocheLambert Wilson, (more)
Director(s):
André Téchiné
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Rendez-Vous

Juliette Binoche teams with Lambert Wilson in this erotic drama. Binoche plays Nina, the young lady friend of timid Paulot (Wadeck Stanczak). Though she intends to be true to Paulot, Nina falls hard for his roommate, Quentin (Wilson), a thoroughly self-centered actor who performs in live sex shows. After a torrid affair with Nina, Quentin dies under questionable circumstances. Nina's search for answers to Quentin's sudden death leads her to Scrutzler (Jean-Louis Trintignant), the theater director who'd once cast Quentin in Romeo and Juliet. Scrutzler has likewise suffered a terrible loss in his life: his Juliet was also his wife, who also died unexpectedly. Apparently, it was the wife's death that led to Quentin's demise. On impulse, Scrutzler casts the inexperienced Nina as Juliet -- and before long, both unhappy souls find a common emotional ground. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
83 mins

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Director(s):
André Téchiné
Writer(s):
André TéchinéOlivier Assayas
Producer(s):
Alain Terzian
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Strong Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity, Not For Children, Violence)
Rendez-Vous Awards:
  • 1985 - Cannes Film Festival - Best Director
  • 1985 - French Academy of Cinema - Most Promising Young Actor
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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Steve L.

This is a downer of a movie, done in a in a style that seems to be a specialty of some French cinema, where every character seems to be on their own inscruitable path toward self destruction, some more quickly and effectively than others, with no apparent resolution or hope in sight. Character development is done in such a way that hardly engenders empathy for any of these unhappy characters. The ending continues in like form, where an out-of context scriptural verse serves as a clumsy philosophical artifice for a frustratingly irresolute conclusion.

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Benjamin G.

I really love Juliette Binoche in The Unbearable Lightness Of Being and Damage. But this movie is lousy and helpless.

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Tim L.

I began to write a review until I saw what Benjamin G. wrote. He said it right, no need to duplicate. Downer of a movie.

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