Time Out (L' Emploi du temps) (2001)
Average Rating: 7.9/10
Reviews Counted: 82
Fresh: 79 | Rotten: 3
A haunting psychological drama, Time Out takes a penetrating look at the angst of the modern worker.
Average Rating: 8.1/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 2
A haunting psychological drama, Time Out takes a penetrating look at the angst of the modern worker.
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French director Laurent Cantet's sophomore effort is a somber and complex meditation on work -- specifically, how work has become the defining feature of the contemporary individual as well as the quintessential symbol of quotidian despair. The movie tells the story of Vincent (Aurelien Recoing), a middle-class family man recently fired from his drab, middle-management job. Unable to tell his family about his firing, Vincent spends his workdays driving around the French countryside --"business
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Cast
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Aurélien Recoing
Vincent -
Karin Viard
Muriel -
Serge Livozet
Jean-Michel -
Jean-Pierre Mangeot
Vincent's father -
Monique Mangeot
Vincent's mother -
Nicolas Kalsch
Julien -
Marie Cantet
Alice -
Felix Cantet
Felix -
Maxime Sassier
Nono -
Elizabeth Joinet
Jeanne -
Nigel Palmer
Jeffrey -
Christophe Charles
Fred -
Didier Perez
Philippe -
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All Critics (95) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (79) | Rotten (3) | DVD (9)
Time Out is as serious as a pink slip. And more than that, it's an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.
Top CriticThe film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work.
engaging character study that probes far deeper than American films dare tread
Laurent Cantet's sophomore film, a brilliant character study of the impact of unemployment on one ordinary man's life and personality, places him at the forefront of a new generation of exciting Gallic directors.
Cantet takes his time, letting us become almost comfortable in Vincent's presence, then shocking us with the audacity of his lies.
A nonviolent yet tragic tale of job alienation and self-worth.
Time Out ... manage[s] to remain compelling for all of its austerity and simplicity, acknowledging a strong performance by Recoing ...
Here's a sleepy little treasure folks! Veteran French stage actor, Aurélien Recoing, looms in the film. He is at once foreboding and inviting.
A fascinating, unique exploration of the nature of work.
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Foreign Titles
- L'Emploi Du Temps - Time Out (UK)
