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Presque Rien [2001] [DVD]

Jérémie Elkaïm (Actor), Stephane Rideau (Actor), Sébastien Lifshitz (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over | Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Jérémie Elkaïm, Stephane Rideau, Dominique Reymond, Nils Ohlund
  • Directors: Sébastien Lifshitz
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language: French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Peccadillo Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Mar 2002
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UWRO
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 48,584 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Midwinter envelopes a bleak and deserted coastal resort in sheets of freezing rain. Mathieu (Jérémie Elkaïm) - young, shy and introverted - returns to the place where he fell in love. Eighteen months ago, a family summer holiday catapulted him headfirst into a passionate teenage romance with the sensual, confident Cedric (Stéphane Rideau). It all seems a lifetime away now. That chance meeting brought about a year of pleasure and passion, mixed with the torture and torment of first love. The pain and desire still burning within Mathieu can only embrace the future by reconciling with the past.

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"An understated, daringly enigmatic drama that is more deeply felt than many more obvious approaches to the subject. Elkaim's hesitant manner and wounded-looking demeanour tell us all we need to know about a broken heart. Uncommonly good." --Allan Hunter - Daily Express

"masterpiece... technically and emotionally accomplished" --Sight & Sound

"A refreshing take on romantic teenage angst." --The Independent

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Brutally Honest Film 12 Aug 2005
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Presque Rien is a showcase for the underexplored side of first love, with the added confusion of a burgeoning sexuality. In many films the 'boy meets boy' plot is viewed through a fairy tale perspective, where potentially troubling issues are easy to reach a conclusion. Presque Rien is not this kind of easy film.

The narrative follows Mathieu and his relationship with a youth he meets on holiday, Cedric, and the aftermath of it. As someone who has experienced many of the same things as the protagonist, the realistic nature of aspects that many other filmmakers ignore made the film anything but easy to watch, but you keep watching because you care for Mathieu, he is obviously a fragile, uneasy person, and Jeremie Elkaim deserves much praise for his delicate portrayal of the varied emotions he displays here, lust, 'love', despair, determination and hope all form part of this tour de force of a film.

As with any teenage relationship, sex plays a large role in the film, and some of the sex scenes are explicit, and the male leads seem to spend most of the film in various states of undress, so anyone wary of this may find it best to avoid this film. If not, see this film, a film that makes its gay teenagers much more than either victims or queens. See it.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic of the future 5 Jun 2003
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This film is well worth watching. Not only does it show the passion of young love it also shows the pain it can bring. It can be hard to follow at times but you are well rewarded at the end and you are left feeling that this will become a gay classic. The german version on the DVD also has a bonus film which does not come up if you go in under the English version.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Long hot summers 30 Jun 2004
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
This is modern French art house, with the production values of Gus van Sant and the depth of Almodóvar, a truly beautifully studied and moving film. The characters of Mathieu and Céderic are cleverly poised the confusion of one and the surity of the other working brilliantly against each other. The tragedy of lost love is felt strongly throughout. Sit down, relax and enjoy.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars a must have
Jeremie Elkaim is amazing, yet again, you can't but appreciate his performance. So I can be brief, this movie is a must have. A great story and proper acting.
Published on 31 Dec 2010 by Harry B
5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing French language film about young love and the seasons
I really enjoyed watching this film one summer evening. I loved the way the heat of summer (and passion) is portrayed in contrast to the cold sterile winter, all in a classic... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2008 by Andrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it but the ending is wet
Loved every minute. Sexy and real, excellent love scenes that look like they should and not just tidied up for the camera. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2008 by C. L. Dodson
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully intriguing, and worth seeing but not completely satisfying
I really enjoyed `Presque Rien' (`Almost Nothing') - it was a beautifully moving and tragic love story, and one that reflects the delicacy of first love. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2007 by Matt
3.0 out of 5 stars Loved the pace
You could argue that there isn't much of a plot or pace in Presque Rien -a story of two teenage guys falling in love, which moves at tortoise speed. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2005 by P. Turley
5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic film
Two boys who met and fall in love told in flaskback.
With English subtitles. This is not a mushy story, but one that's near the truth. Very good film.
Published on 12 Oct 2003 by Mr. J. A. Thomson
5.0 out of 5 stars Like nothing I've seen before
I don't know what to say about this film. It is so encapturing yet at the same time frustrating! This film is by no means for those of little imagination - this film has been cut... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2002
2.0 out of 5 stars self indulgent eye candy
About nothing! That sums it up fairly well. If you want to look at attractive guys having rough sex on a beach this is for you- if youre interested in a sense of authenticity or... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2002 by pete
4.0 out of 5 stars The trials of a first relationship
Low-key French drama about a romance between two young guys, which starts out as fun but becomes troubled as one of them deals with depression. Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2002 by Neil Lewis
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