Presque rien

Presque rien

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz
Produced by Christian Tison
Jean-Christophe Colson
Cécile Amillat
Written by Sébastien Lifshitz
Stéphane Bouquet
Starring Jérémie Elkaïm
Stéphane Rideau
Music by Perry Blake
Cinematography Pascal Poucet
Edited by Jann Dedet
Production
company
Radio Télévision Belge Francofone
Distributed by Peccadillo Pictures
Release dates
  • 7 June 2000 (France)
  • 16 May 2001 (Belgium)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country France
Belgium
Language French
Box office $326,484[1]

Presque rien (meaning Almost Nothing, which is also the UK release title; the U.S. title is Come Undone) is a 2000 French-Belgian romantic drama film directed by Sebastien Lifshitz, set in Brittany, depicting a stormy holiday romance between two 18-year-olds and what remains of that relationship eighteen months later.

Plot

Upper-middle class Mathieu, is spending his summer vacation on the French coast before beginning studies in the autumn to become an architect. His mother is deeply depressed because of the death of his baby brother from cancer, and is cared for by her sister, while Mathieu and his moody younger sister cannot get along.

Then he meets Cedric at the beach, who is attractive and obviously looking for a boyfriend. The boys embark on a romance, and Mathieu's sudden secrecy and long hours away from home invite the curiosity of both his sister and aunt.

A parallel plotline focuses on Mathieu eighteen months later, as he recovers from the shock of their separation. After Mathieu has tried to commit suicide, his psychiatrist sends him back to the small seaside town to learn how to deal with what happened.

The film ends on a hopeful note when Mathieu looks up Pierre, another former boyfriend of Cedric's living in the seaside town, and they overcome past tensions to discover that they understand each other.

Cast

Production

Rather than having a clear, chronologically ordered narrative, the movie switches between the summer and the winter plotlines, depicting the differences in Mathieu's life at both points, as well as establishing the contrast between one and the other visually.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack uses songs by Irish singer and songwriter Perry Blake (from his album Still Life) to convey Mathieu's melancholic, depressive mood.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Presque rien (Come Undone) at Box Office Mojo

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