SYNOPSICS
La répétition (2001) is a French,Danish,English movie. Catherine Corsini has directed this movie. Emmanuelle Béart,Pascale Bussières,Dani Levy,Jean-Pierre Kalfon are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2001. La répétition (2001) is considered one of the best Drama movie in India and around the world.
Nathalie and Louise are friends from childhood. While studying drama at University Louise becomes hopelessly obsessed with her friend. Jealous of the male friends she has she breaks up the friendship, followed by a suicide attempt. Later, Louise marries, but finds time to see the, by now quite accomplished actress, Nathalie. They fight through the years, La Repetition following them as their friendship comes together and breaks up frequently, while never actually reaching anything that can be called a climax.
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fascinating tale of love and obsession
This is the story of two women who were childhood friends. Although one of them was not overtly aware of it, the other friend had become sexually attracted to her over time. However, instead of voicing this inner desire, this longing, at times, comes out in the form of conflict between them. This conflict pushes them apart and years pass until they are reunited. However, this sublimated conflict inevitably arises and the friends part repeatedly without getting to the heart of the conflict. Eventually, they get to their true feelings and they have a brief and passionate sexual encounter. However, instead of it being the beginning of a new phase in their relationship, it drives them apart as the one friend (who had not had the obsession) felted repelled by the homosexual aspect of her own sexuality and she QUICKLY jumped into a sexual liaison with a man to prove her own heterosexuality to herself. The obsessed friend felt betrayed and they went their separate ways again (though exactly how this occurred is VERY intense and striking, you'll just have to see it for yourself). The end. I don't really think this is a "lesbian movie" per se, as the movie seems to point out that humans are sexual beings with a wide range of sexual desires and responses. Both women are sexually involved with men as well as each other. How they respond psychologically to this hidden desire is what makes this a really interesting movie.
a sensitive, penetrating story
A film with an unaffected, to-the-point direction, a sensitive, penetrating story and first-rate interpretations from actresses who I, for one,would care not to see weeping, statuette-in-hand,thanking the Academy, the Nation, their great-grandmothers and uncle Oscar. "La repetition", along with "La pianiste" and "Irreversible" (all three -by coincidence?- french-speaking), was an oasis in a series of routine films, which I saw recently. Those of you who have had enough of visual effects and the garrulity of films which have actually nothing to say may as well turn to films like "La repetition", which succeeds in making a point even when it remains silent. I am now looking for director Corsini's other films, and I am only too curious to find out how some other director, who will also reflect upon the subject of a woman's love for another woman, will deal with it.
a very well-acted drama
Saw the film at the Festival du film français in Seoul. Although the film is slow at the start, it gives the audience a pretty good background of friendship (or relationship) of the characters, Natalie and Louise on which the film is based on. Natalie is an accomplished theatre actress and Louise tries to achieve her dream through Natalie's career... The 2 actresses (Béart et Brussières)did an excellent job portraying very different characters. The screenplay wasn't as original as I've expected yet the acting really makes up this disadvantage. A very enjoyable drama.
The one-way passion of a woman to another women
This well built French drama clearly narrates a story of a passion. I think "La répetition" is one of the best films that have ever been made on the passion of a woman to another one. The interesting point about that is the passion has not got counter-love or passion from the desired woman. A story of women, from a woman which reflects perfectly, the ununderstandable relation of passion, hate and rivalry between two friends.
Well acted but the story doesn't go anywhere
The story draws a lot from movies such as Single White Female and "Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien", except that none of the drama that these two movies contain is present : no murder or madness here, everything is strictly psychological. When ending credits starts rolling, this gives the impression that the movie has been really pointless. Acting is very good though.