SummaryAfter losing his job, Vincent (Recoing) can't bring himself to tell his wife (Viard) and children, so he wanders around France during the day, while they think he's at work, and finds himself on a moral and ethical journey of conscience that challenges the notions he's formed about life. (ThinkFilm)
Directed By:Laurent Cantet
Written By:Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet
Time Out
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
88
User score
Generally Favorable
7.2
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
97% Positive
29 Reviews
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100
Cantet's masterful study of a white-collar businessman in decline.
100
Cantet has rich insights into this material, and brings them alive through sensitive acting and powerful filmmaking.
90
Recoing's performance is a sensitive portrayal of a man in the throes of an excruciating spiritual crisis.
88
If the movie has a flaw, it's that the working out of Vincent's psychology is too perfect.
80
A subtle mood piece in which a man's collapse is examined so rigorously that one almost hopes for a murder to come along and break the tension.
75
This is a documentarylike film about a man who creates a castle in the air and then moves right in, the "Harold and the Purple Crayon" of the workplace.
50
Looks great but moves like molasses, is more interesting than truly involving.
User score
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73% Positive
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Mar 21, 2016
9
If Time Out could've been better, it should've been a 10, however; the 10 score is locked and is only accessed by the greatest movies I've ever seen... but then again you might give it a 9 just for how great it is.
May 8, 2016
0
Do not waste your time watching this film. There is only atmosphere and no substance. You watch the first 5 minutes of the film and you saw it all. No meaning, no value whatsoever the rest of the way. The worst French film ever!
Production Company:
- Haut et Court
- Arte France Cinéma
- Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
- Havas Images
- Canal+
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Région Rhône-Alpes
- Sofica Sofinergie 5
- Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
Release Date:Mar 29, 2002
Duration:2 h 14 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Now he must decide between his life of lies...or the truth.
Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Village Voice Film Poll
• 2 Nominations
