Late August, Early September

Late August, Early September (French: Fin août, début septembre) is a 1998 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas and starring Mathieu Amalric.^[3]

Late August, Early September
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Olivier Assayas
Written by	Olivier Assayas
Produced by	Georges Benayoun Philippe Carcassonne Françoise Guglielmi
Starring	Mathieu Amalric
Cinematography	Denis Lenoir
Edited by	Luc Barnier
Distributed by	PolyGram Film Distribution[1]
Release date	14 September 1998 (1998-09-14)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$2.6 million
Box office	$1.5 million[2]

Plot

Adrien (François Cluzet), a tough-loving writer who has had only marginal commercial success as a bestselling author, discovers that he is dying and tells his friend Gabriel (Mathieu Amalric), with whom he has had a tumultuous relationship. Gabriel tries to attend to his friend while making sense of his complicated romantic life, torn between his former girlfriend, dependable Jenny (Jeanne Balibar), and a new lover, mercurial Anne (Virginie Ledoyen). Unlike Adrien, conflicted Gabriel is not a risk-taker: his career path as an editor at a publishing house is steady and secure. He edits an encyclopedia. His older friend attempts to write his greatest book and begins a quiet relationship with a curious student, Véra (Mia Hansen-Løve). The ensemble and Adrien's other friends find it difficult to assess their lives and careers in the wake of their dying friend's revelation, soon realizing there’s necessary friction in passion and that compassion for one another (com-passion etymologically meaning “com” as in “all” or “together” combined with “passion”) may actually be the sweetest pleasure.^[4]

Cast

• Mathieu Amalric as Gabriel
• Virginie Ledoyen as Anne
• François Cluzet as Adrien
• Jeanne Balibar as Jenny
• Alex Descas as Jérémie
• Arsinée Khanjian as Lucie
• Mia Hansen-Løve as Véra
• Nathalie Richard as Maryelle
• Éric Elmosnino as Thomas
• Olivier Cruveiller as Axel
• Jean-Baptiste Malartre as the publisher
• André Marcon as Hattou
• Elisabeth Mazev as the woman who visits the apartment
• Olivier Py as the man who visits the apartment
• Jean-Baptiste Montagut as Joseph Costa