Presque rien
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| Directed by | Sébastien Lifshitz |
| Produced by | Christian Tison |
| Written by | Sébastien Lifshitz Stéphane Bouquet |
| Starring | Jérémie Elkaïm Stéphane Rideau Marie Matheron Dominique Reymond Lætitia Legrix Nils Ohlund Réjane Kerdaffrec |
| Cinematography | Pascal Poucet |
| Editing by | Jann Dedet |
| Distributed by | Peccadillo Pictures |
| Running time | 95 mins |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Presque rien (meaning Almost Nothing, which is also the UK release title; the U.S. title is Come Undone) is a 2000 French 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.
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[edit] Plot
Upper-middle class Mathieu (Jérémie Elkaïm), is spending his summer vacation on the French coast before beginning studies in the fall 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 (played by Stéphane Rideau, the object of gay desire in several films, including Les roseaux sauvages), 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 plot line focuses on Mathieu eighteen months later, as he recovers from the shock of their separation. After having tried to commit suicide, Mathieu's 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 (Nils Ohlund), another former boyfriend of Cedric's living in the seaside town, and they overcome past tensions to discover that they understand each other.
[edit] Plot Structure
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.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the movie uses songs by Irish singer and songwriter Perry Blake (from his album Still Life) to convey Mathieu's melancholic, depressive mood.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Presque rien at the Internet Movie Database
- Presque rien at FilmsDeFrance.com gives an insightful review
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