Editing Presque rien

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox film 
| name = Presque rien
| image = Aff presque rien.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sébastien Lifshitz]]
| producer = Christian Tison<br />Jean-Christophe Colson<br />Cécile Amillat
| writer = Sébastien Lifshitz<br />[[Stéphane Bouquet]]
| starring = [[Jérémie Elkaïm]]<br />[[Stéphane Rideau]]
| music = [[Perry Blake]]
| cinematography = Pascal Poucet
| editing = Jann Dedet
| studio = [[Radio Télévision Belge Francofone]]
| distributor = [[Ad Vitam Distribution]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2000|06|07|France|2001|05|16|Belgium}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = France<br />Belgium
| language = French
| budget = 
| gross = $326,484<ref>{{mojo title|comeundone|Presque rien (Come Undone)}}</ref>
}}
'''''Presque rien''''', also titled '''''Almost Nothing''''' in the UK and '''''Come Undone''''' in the US, is a 2000 French-Belgian [[Romance film|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 [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] singer and songwriter [[Perry Blake]] (from his album ''Still Life'') to convey Mathieu's melancholic, depressive mood.

==See also==
* [[List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-related films by storyline]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0242795}}
* {{Mojo title|comeundone}}
* {{Metacritic film}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|come-undone}}

{{Sébastien Lifshitz}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Presque Rien}}
[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:2000 independent films]]
[[Category:2000 LGBTQ-related films]]
[[Category:2000 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2000s coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:2000s French-language films]]
[[Category:Belgian coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:Belgian independent films]]
[[Category:Belgian LGBTQ-related films]]
[[Category:Belgian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Coming-of-age romance films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sébastien Lifshitz]]
[[Category:French coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:French independent films]]
[[Category:French LGBTQ-related films]]
[[Category:French romantic drama films]]
[[Category:French-language Belgian films]]
[[Category:Gay-related films]]
[[Category:LGBTQ-related coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:LGBTQ-related romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2000s French films]]
[[Category:2000s Belgian films]]