Come Undone (2000)
"Presque rien" (original title)

Mathieu, 18, spends the summer at his mother's summer house, in Brittany. On the beach, he meets Cédric, a boy his age. A love-story begins between the two boys.

Director:

Sébastien Lifshitz

Writers:

Stéphane Bouquet, Sébastien Lifshitz

Stars:

Jérémie Elkaïm, Stéphane Rideau, Dominique Reymond

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jérémie Elkaïm	...	Mathieu
Stéphane Rideau	...	Cédric
Dominique Reymond	...	Mother
Marie Matheron	...	Annick
Laetitia Legrix	...	Sarah
Nils Ohlund	...	Pierre
Réjane Kerdaffrec	...	Psychiatrist
Guy Houssier	...	Cédric's father
Violeta Ferrer	...	Pierre's mother
Robert Darmel	...	Bar owner
Marie-Claire Durand	...	Nurse
Charline Levaque	...	Nurse
Sarah Reyjasse	...	Waffles seller
Gildas Chotard	...	Club bouncer
Eric Savin	...	Annick's friend

Storyline

Eighteen-year-old Mathieu is vacationing at the beach with his family when he meets local teen Cédric. After an extremely erotic kiss, the boys begin a passionate romance, complete with skinny-dipping at night, nude dancing on the beach and intense lovemaking in the dunes. Yet as Mathieu grapples with his sexuality and copes with his sick mother, absent father and annoying kid sister his bond with Cédric grows stronger until it bursts.

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Plot Keywords:

beach | kiss | dancing | brittany | skinny dipping | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 June 2000 (France)

Also Known As:

Come Undone

Filming Locations:

Pornichet, Loire-Atlantique, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,496 (USA) (13 July 2001)

Gross:

$8,867 (USA) (11 February 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lancelot Films, Man's Films, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"This Time It's Goodbye"
Written by Perry Blake and Graham Murphy
Performed by Perry Blake
From Perry Blake's album "Still Life"
Courtesy of Sony - ATV Music Publishing France

User Reviews

Deeply Moving

It seems that what French cinema does best is slice of life drama. Come Undone is one such drama, yet way above the quality that we've come to expect from the genre.

Director Sebastien Lifshitz slices the narrative, then pieces it together in a way which is at first confusing but which ultimately adds much to the emotional tone of the film. The meeting and parting of two boys in their late teens is related without offering much in the way of a clear explanation as to how or why. The emphasis being on the troubled emotional journey one of them undergoes as a result of the unexpected love relationship that develops.

Besides his keen cinematic eye, Lifshitz's major success is eliciting from both Jeremie Elkaim and Stephane Rideau totally convincing performances. There's not one false note sounded. The smaller parts too are handled well.

A deeply moving, beautifully played, complex film. One that certainly warrants more than one viewing.