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.

Lambert Wilson
as Quentin

Juliette Binoche
as Nina

Wadeck Stanczak
as Paulot

Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Scrutzler

Dominique Lavanant
as Gertrude

Jean-Louis Vitrac
as Fred

Jacques Nolot
as Max

Anne Wiazemsky
as Administrator

Olimpia Carlisi
as Olimpia

Caroline Faro
as
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This film includes some graphic scenes that in any other picture would likely feel extremely gratuitous. And yet, Rendez-vous is so well executed that that isn't the case here. Mind you, the scenes are still very graphic, but they don't feel gratuitous; rather, they feel like a natural and necessary...