Time to Leave
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| French | Le Temps qui reste |
| Directed by | François Ozon |
| Written by | François Ozon |
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| Cinematography | Jeanne Lapoirie |
| Edited by | Monica Coleman |
| Music by | Valentyn Sylvestrov |
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| Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €4.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.9 million[1] |
Time to Leave (French: Le Temps qui reste, lit. 'The Time That Remains') is a 2005 French drama film written and directed by François Ozon. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot
[edit]Romain, a gay 31-year-old fashion photographer, discovers he is terminally ill and has only three months to live. He rejects the treatment for his metastasized tumor that might offer him a slim (less than 5%) chance of survival.
Romain exhibits both selfish and reckless behavior. He realizes that his good looks give him a certain amount of leeway and he tests the forbearance of the people who care for him. He chases away his lover Sasha and delights in antagonizing his sister. The only person in whom he confides about his illness is his grandmother Laura.
Cast
[edit]- Melvil Poupaud as Romain
- Jeanne Moreau as Laura
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Jany
- Daniel Duval as the father
- Marie Rivière as the mother
- Christian Sengewald as Sasha
- Louise-Anne Hippeau as Sophie
Awards
[edit]2005 Valladolid International Film Festival:[3]
- Silver Spike – François Ozon
- Best Actor – Melvil Poupaud
Critical reception
[edit]The film received generally positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A reflective look at our own mortality through the experience of a middle-aged French man, Time To Leave manages to pull at our heart strings without resorting to cliches, and leaves a lasting impression."[4] On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 67 out of 100 based on 21 reviews.[5]
Moira MacDonald of The Seattle Times wrote, "It's a quiet and poignant look at a life as it slips away, seen through the eyes of a character who's not always likable but remains entirely real".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave) (2005)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Time to Leave". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ IMDb: Valladolid International Film Festival: 2005 Archived 9 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Time to Leave". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Time to Leave (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ MacDonald, Moira (3 November 2006). ""Time to Leave": Intimate journey of a young man facing death". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Time to Leave at IMDb
- Time to Leave at AllMovie
- Time to Leave at Box Office Mojo
- A.O. Scott's review in The New York Times
- An interview with Ozon about the film Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
| International | |
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| National | |
- 2005 films
- 2005 drama films
- 2005 LGBT-related films
- 2000s French films
- 2000s French-language films
- Films directed by François Ozon
- France 2 Cinéma films
- French drama films
- French LGBT-related films
- Gay-related films
- 2000s LGBT-related drama films
- StudioCanal films
- Films produced by Olivier Delbosc
- Films produced by Marc Missonnier