Nina is the young lady friend of timid Paulot. Though she intends to be true to him, she falls in love with his roommate Quentin, 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, the theatre 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 daughter, who also died unexpectedly.

Apparently, it was the daughter'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.

Written by J Grimshaw
Source IMDB

Directed by
Andre Techine

Cast
Juliette Binoche - Nina Larrieu
Wadeck Stanczak - Paulot
Lambert Wilson - Quentin
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Scrutzler
Anne Wiazemsky - Administrator
Dominique Lavanant - Gertrude
Jacques Nolot - Max
Jean-Louis Vitrac - Fred
Philippe Landoulsi - Manager
Caroline Faro - Juliette
Arlette Gordon - Journalist

Production Co.
T Films
Films A2

Produced by
Alain Terzian
Armand Barbault

Studio
Spectrafilm

Writer
Andre Techine
Paul J Memmi
Olivier Assayas

Music
Philippe Sarde