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DVD ~ Jérémie Elkaïm
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
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 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.co.uk Sales Rank: 41,122 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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.

Special Features
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 5
French
Region 0
Dolby Digital French
Dolby Digital
English


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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Brutally Honest Film, 13 Aug 2005
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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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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Long hot summers, 30 Jun 2004
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This review is from: Presque Rien [VHS] [2001] (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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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The trials of a first relationship, 24 Mar 2002
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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. The story interleaves past and present, and along with the english subtitles, at times it needs some concentration to keep up with what's going on, but it is worth it for what is a moving experience.

(The film was retitled Come Undone for the US.)

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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 12 months ago 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 12 months ago 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 22 months ago by Matt

5.0 out of 5 stars Ummmmmmm Stephane!!!!!
Any Stephane Rideau fans out there must really love this one (myself included!) as not only does he give an outstanding performance once again, in a bitter sweet tale of love &... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by Ricardo

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

4.0 out of 5 stars A classic of the future
This film is well worth watching. Not only does it show the passion of young love it also shows the pain it can bring. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2003

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 11 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

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