Presque rien

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

Presque rien, also titled Almost Nothing in the UK and Come Undone in the US, is a 2000 French-Belgian romantic drama film directed by Sebastien Lifshitz, set in Brittany, depicting a stormy holiday romance between two teenagers 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 Cédric 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, he chooses to go 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 Cédric's living in the seaside town, and they overcome past tensions to discover that they understand each other.

Cast

Jérémie Elkaïm as Mathieu
Stéphane Rideau as Cédric
Dominique Reymond as Mother
Marie Matheron as Annick
Laetitia Legrix as Sarah
Nils Ohlund as Pierre

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.

References

^ Presque rien (Come Undone) at Box Office Mojo

External links

[1] Presque rien (Come Undone) at Box Office Mojo

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