This film depicts a stormy romance between two 18-year-olds and what remains of their relationship eighteen months later. Mathieu (Jérémie Elkaïm) is spending his summer vacation at the sea in Brittany before starting college in the fall to become an architect. His younger brother just died from cancer and he cannot get along with his snobbish younger sister. Then he meets Cedric (Stéphane Rideau) at the beach, who is attractive and obviously looking for a boyfriend. The boys begin a steamy affair, and this is shown realistically. Eighteen months later, Mathieu is recovering from the shock of their separation, presumably caused by incompatibility. He attempts suicide, and his psychiatrist sends him back to the small seaside town to learn how to deal with what happened. The film ends when Mathieu meets Pierre (Nils Ohlund), another former boyfriend of Cedric’s, and he feels he has found someone who understands him.
There is no clear chronological narrative as the film switches between the summer and the winter scenes, depicting and contrasting the differences in Mathieu's life at one time and the other. "Presque Rien" means "Almost Nothing", which is the UK release title. The American title is "Come Undone". Songs by Perry Blake from his album "Still Life" are featured on the soundtrack. The screenplay is by Stéphane Bouquet and Sébastien Lifshitz, who also directed. In French, with English subtitles.
There is no clear chronological narrative as the film switches between the summer and the winter scenes, depicting and contrasting the differences in Mathieu's life at one time and the other. "Presque Rien" means "Almost Nothing", which is the UK release title. The American title is "Come Undone". Songs by Perry Blake from his album "Still Life" are featured on the soundtrack. The screenplay is by Stéphane Bouquet and Sébastien Lifshitz, who also directed. In French, with English subtitles.
