Time Out (DVD, 2002)

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Vincent, after being fired from his job, spends his days driving around the countryside as he is unable to tell his wife the truth. He becomes entangled in a web of lies which soon catch up with him...

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ProducerCaroline Benjo
EAN5021866223308
eBay Product ID (ePID)3952033

Product Key Features

ActorNicolas Kalsch, Aurelian Recoing, Jean-Pierre Mangeot, Serge Livrozet, Karin Viard
Film/TV TitleTime Out
DirectorLaurent Cantet
LanguageFrench
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time129 Mins
Aspect RatioWide Screen
Release Year2002
FormatDVD
FeaturesProduction Notes\Filmographies\Theatrical Trailer\Commentary by Laurent Cantet, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
ComposerJocelyn Pook
Additional InformationVincent (Aurelien Recoing) spends a lot of time in his car. He sleeps in his car sometimes, parked in highway truck stops where buses full of school children pass through during the daytime, and at night stragglers lost en route stop to drink and tell their stories. Having been fired from his job over a month ago, he is a man running from the truth. Unable to admit his unemployed status to his family, he goes to great lengths to convince his wife and three young children that he spends busy days hard at work. He makes phone calls home talking of meetings and appointments, then returns home complaining of fatigue from being overworked. In fact, he drives around a lot, meanders in and out of office buildings, picks up pieces of information and pages through vague research that does not seem to be part of any cohesive goal or plan. The menacing part of it all is that the closer we get to Vincent, the more he seems to convince himself, and us, that he's telling the truth. And the resulting psychological trickery is positively creepy.<BR>This French mystery from director Laurent Cantet (HUMAN RESOURCES) carries an eerie chill that seems inexplicable. While the story seems simple enough, Vincent's lies and the way that he manipulates people--especially his family--are expertly conveyed with cold, steady camerawork and a beguiling performance from Recoing.
ReviewsNew York Times - ...[A] leisurely film....Mr. Recoing's performance is a sensitive portrayal of a man in the throes of an excruciating spiritual crisis....TIME OUT is entrancingly beautiful..., Rolling Stone - ...TIME OUT is as timely and wrenching a film as you'll find anywhere in these dog days of corporate downsizing....Recoing gives a performance that won't soon be forgotten. Neither will TIME OUT. It's a great movie..., Sight and Sound - ...[Livrozet] exudes a relaxed ironic charm..., Total Film - ...Cantet elicits a superb central performance from the gentle, chameleonic Recoing....An understated treat..., Los Angeles Times - ...TIME OUT is not just an especially subtle and thoughtful psychological drama, it's a provocative, even an unnerving one as well...
ScreenwriterRobin Campillo, Laurent Cantet
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0
Movie/TV TitleTime Out
Director of PhotographyPierre Milon

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