Presque Rien
2000
Matthieu and Cedric meet and fall in love. Once the holidays are over Matthieu has every intention of returning to his lover for good. Despite Cedric wanting the same, the passion boils over and it becomes impossible for them to stay together... French dialogue with subtitles. Read more
| Starring | Jeremie Elkaim, Marie Matheron, Stephane Rideau, Dominique Reymond |
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| Director | Sebastien Lifshitz |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
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Consciously seeking to explore a traumatic train of events in a non-linear fashion, Sébastien Lifshitz provides a perceptive insight into the pain of realising one's sexual identity in this Rohmeresque tale of summer love turned sour. Although he switches time frames to great visual and emotional effect, what is particularly impressive about Lifshitz's direction is the way in which he leaks the snippets of information that link Jérémie Elkaïm's idyllic seaside romance and his desperate attempt to track down his lover, Stéphane Rideau, in the bleakest of midwinters. Rideau's glib charm is persuasive, but there's a heartbreaking authenticity about Elkaïm's loss of self.
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Slight account, reticent to the point of inscrutability, of the rehabilitation of a sensitive boy over an unhappy love.
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A queer, elusive slip of a film, this before and after tale of a failed first gay love affair effaces drama,... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
A movie that sits in your mind
'Presque rien (Almost Nothing is the UK release title, Come Undone the USA title) is a 2001 French movie directed by Sebastien Lifs_hitz, depicting a stormy... more
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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Don't be mislead by the cover!
As a gay man I remember this film as one of the best gay love stories I've seen - largely because it's less about the characters being gay, and more ... more
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Brilliantly portrayed, stunning scenery, and a hunky, very eye-pleasing lead. This is a disturbing yet thought provoking film of the highest quality. If you are... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Don't be mislead by the cover!
As a gay man I remember this film as one of the best gay love stories I've seen - largely because it's less about the characters being gay, and more ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
A movie that sits in your mind
'Presque rien (Almost Nothing is the UK release title, Come Undone the USA title) is a 2001 French movie directed by Sebastien Lifs_hitz, depicting a stormy... more
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Don't be mislead by the cover!
As a gay man I remember this film as one of the best gay love stories I've seen - largely because it's less about the characters being gay, and more ... more
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Brilliantly portrayed, stunning scenery, and a hunky, very eye-pleasing lead. This is a disturbing yet thought provoking film of the highest quality. If you are... more
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
a realistic view to young love with a difference
the leads are great and the story is intriguing though we do not get to know more about the background of these boys and the sifting between the past and ... more
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Bittersweet
Mathieu's family is fragmented and dysfunctional. On vacation with his clinically depressed mother, her long-suffering carer and his resentful sister, he ... more
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Cold, distant
This is a very run-of-the-mill boy-meets-boy/coming out story greatly overextended into a dull, slow impressionist drama. The whole thing - plot, ... more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Beautiful & sexy
Beautiful, touching, very entertaining. This film will make you go back in time and bring back feelings of your first gay relationship. Sexy, sweet, excellent ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
amiable and handsome film...
.. but verging on being pedestrian. The quality of both the acting and the cinematography is what sustained my interest.
PLUS the hidden bonus of ... more -
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Like watching gay-love-story paint dry
The Time Out review is pretty apt, really. The film is very French, in the sense that forthcoming gloom and tragedy infect every scene - even the saucy ones ... more
Critics' reviews (3)
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Consciously seeking to explore a traumatic train of events in a non-linear fashion, Sébastien Lifshitz provides a perceptive insight into the pain of realising one's sexual identity in this Rohmeresque tale of summer love turned sour. Although he switches time frames to great visual and emotional effect, what is particularly impressive about Lifshitz's direction is the way in which he leaks the snippets of information that link Jérémie Elkaïm's idyllic seaside romance and his desperate attempt to track down his lover, Stéphane Rideau, in the bleakest of midwinters. Rideau's glib charm is persuasive, but there's a heartbreaking authenticity about Elkaïm's loss of self.
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Slight account, reticent to the point of inscrutability, of the rehabilitation of a sensitive boy over an unhappy love.
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A queer, elusive slip of a film, this before and after tale of a failed first gay love affair effaces drama,... read more on Time Out
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Presque Rien
Matthieu and Cedric meet and fall in love. Once the holidays are over Matthieu has every intention of returning to his lover for good. Despite Cedric wanting the same, the passion boils over and it becomes impossible for them to stay together... French dialogue with subtitles....
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