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1985·Drama·1h 22m
7.0
Nina is a young, carefree actress who arrives in Paris searching for her big break. There, she finds drama both on- and offstage as she becomes involved with three men: a mild-mannered real-estate agent who offers her stability, a bad-boy actor who lives dangerously on the edge, and an intense theater director who casts her in a production of “Romeo and Juliet.” As opening night approaches, the emotional extremes of Nina’s love life fuel her art.
Directed by André Téchiné
paris, france
sexual obsession
love triangle
love
sexual attraction
lust
desire
suicidal thoughts
voyeurism
pleasure
self destructiveness

Cast

Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson
Quentin
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
Nina
Wadeck Stanczak
Wadeck Stanczak
Paulot
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Scrutzler
Dominique Lavanant
Dominique Lavanant
Gertrude
Jacques Nolot
Jacques Nolot
Max
Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky
Administrator
Olimpia Carlisi
Olimpia Carlisi
Olimpia
Arlette Gordon
Arlette Gordon
Journalist
Madeleine Marie
Madeleine Marie
Flower Seller
Michèle Moretti
Michèle Moretti
Daisy

Crew

André Téchiné
André Téchiné
Director
André Téchiné
André Téchiné
Screenplay
Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas
Screenplay
Philippe Sarde
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Renato Berta
Renato Berta
Director of Photography
Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas
Dialogue
André Téchiné
André Téchiné
Dialogue
Jean-Louis Ughetto
Jean-Louis Ughetto
Sound
Mathieu Schiffman
Mathieu Schiffman
Second Assistant Camera
Daniel Vérité
Daniel Vérité
Stunts
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
Production Design
Christian Gasc
Christian Gasc
Costume Design

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lian
lian
Rendez-vous
Full of complicated man-child freaks smh…
Full of complicated man-child freaks smh…
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Sofia
Sofia
Rendez-vous
Rendez-vous (1985), directed by André Téchiné, is a tense, hypnotic drama about Nina (Juliette Binoche), a young actress in Paris whose ambitions collide with a dangerous love affair. While the timid Paulot offers safety, it’s Quentin — magnetic, volatile, and self-destructive — who pulls her into an intoxicating spiral of passion and risk. Their connection burns with equal parts desire and threat, blurring the line between love and annihilation. Through its charged performances and shadowy atmosphere, the film becomes a portrait of obsession where dreams and danger are inseparable.
Rendez-vous (1985), directed by André Téchiné, is a tense, hypnotic drama about Nina (Juliette Binoche), a young actress in Paris whose ambitions collide with a dangerous love affair. While the timid Paulot offers safety, it’s Quentin — magnetic, volatile, and self-destructive — who pulls her into an intoxicating spiral of passion and risk. Their connection burns with equal parts desire and threat, blurring the line between love and annihilation. Through its charged performances and shadowy atmosphere, the film becomes a portrait of obsession where dreams and danger are inseparable.
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Anotherplace
AnotherplacePRO
Rendez-vous
Juliette Binoche absolutely steals the show here what an incredible first lead performance. Conflicting feelings about the rest of the film but it’s elevated so much by Binoche’s presence that I think I overall really enjoyed it.
Juliette Binoche absolutely steals the show here what an incredible first lead performance. Conflicting feelings about the rest of the film but it’s elevated so much by Binoche’s presence that I think I overall really enjoyed it.
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Axction
Axction
Rendez-vous
these men are shit
these men are shit
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Franek Łuczak
Franek Łuczak
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