and wealth—emphasizes this. Choosing Elise, Nemo experiences the consequences of depression and despair, which are themes associated with the color blue. Finally, the true love and passionate relationship between Nemo and Anna is symbolized by the red color of Anna's dress. It is also noteworthy that the unborn Nemo is shown living in a white world, as white contains all colors of the visible spectrum, which supports the allegorical message of the film that all things are possible until a choice is made. At the end of his life, Nemo is a decrepit old man and lives in a white surrounding (room, clothes, doctor), indicating that the fate of the protagonist leads him back to his origins—the point at which everything is possible. The idea of a child learning about their whole life in the womb only to have an angel take the memory away is a reference to the Jewish concept of Lailah, the Angel of Conception, and it also bears a resemblance to the Myth of Er as found in the Republic. Release Theatrical run A longer, work-in-progress version of the film was not accepted for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. This cut was offered an out-of-competition berth, but producer Philippe Godeau rejected that offer. The decision by the Cannes Film Festival to not exhibit the film created a national controversy. Ultimately, the film's world premiere occurred at the 66th Venice International Film Festival on 12 September 2009. Six days later, Mr. Nobody screened as a special presentation during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was also screened at the Sitges Film Festival and the Stockholm International Film Festival before its theatrical release. Mr. Nobody opened in 36 theaters in Belgium on 13 January 2010 and grossed USD $227,917 its opening weekend, placing fourth at the Belgian box office and posting a per-theater average of $6,331. Its second weekend, the film dropped 21.9% in revenue, earning $178,098. It went on to gross nearly $1 million in the country, becoming one of the ten highest-grossing films of 2010 in Belgium. The film was released in 150 theaters in France on the same day it premiered in Belgium. It had a disappointing opening weekend in the country due to the mixed response from French critics, and finished in eighth place at the French box office, earning $640,517. After its second weekend of release, it was at the