

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.
Directed by Catherine Corsini, Ulrik Bolt Jørgensen
User score
37 votes
Released
August 22, 2001
1h 36m
Danish, English, French

Emmanuelle Béart
Nathalie

Pascale Bussières
Louise

Dani Levy
Matthias

Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Walter Amar

Sami Bouajila
Nicolas

Marilú Marini
Mathilde

Clément Hervieu-Léger
Sacha
Marc Ponette
Alain

Raphaël Neal
Patrick
Sébastien Gorteau
Jean-Philippe

Vincent Macaigne
Henri
Jeanne David
Colette

Daniel Isoppo
Maurice
Marie-Charlotte Dutot
Louise (11 ans)
Marie Loboda
Nathalie (11 ans)
Martine Lapertot
Pauline

David Kammenos
Thierry
Philippe Crubezy
Jack l'éventreur

Nathalie Lacroix
La comtesse
Nirupama Nityanandan
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