- L'Emploi du temps
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name = L'Emploi du temps
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caption = Poster
director =Laurent Cantet
producer =Barbara Letellier
writer =Robin Campillo ,Laurent Cantet
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starring =Aurélien Recoing ,Karin Viard
music =Jocelyn Pook
cinematography =Pierre Milon
editing =Robin Campillo ,Stephanie Leger
distributor =A-Film Distribution ,
Haut et Court,
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released = flagicon|ItalySeptember 4 ,2001 ,
flagicon|USAOctober 3 ,2001 ,
flagicon|FranceNovember 14 ,2001
runtime = 134 mins.
country = flag|France
language = French
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gross = USD $448,542 [cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=timeout02.htm|accessdate=2007-06-23|title=Time Out (2002)|publisher=Box Office Mojo ]
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imdb_id = 0279065"L'Emploi du temps" (international title "Time Out") is a 2001 French drama directed by
Laurent Cantet , starringAurélien Recoing andKarin Viard . Loosely based on the life story ofJean-Claude Romand (though without the criminal element), it focuses on one of Cantet's favorite subject matter: man's relationship with his job. "L'Emploi du Temps" has received considerable attention internationally and was recognized at theVenice Film Festival andMontreal's New Cinema Festival . It was one of the independent films to be featured at the 2005Traverse City Film Festival .Plot
The film tells the story of Vincent, a middle-aged man who is laid off after having spent more than 11 years working for a prestigious consulting firm. Unable to admit to his family that he got fired, the unemployed executive continues to pretend he is going to the office every day. In reality, Vincent spends his time aimlessly driving the highways of France and Switzerland, reading papers, or sleeping in his car.
As the movie progresses, the protagonist invents more and more elaborate lies, throwing himself into a vicious spiral of deceit. In order to sustain his bourgeois lifestyle, Vincent sets up an investment scam and is eventually enlisted into smuggling by career thief Jean-Michel. The 132-minute long film ends when Murielle (Vincent's wife), discovering her husband's "life of lies", attempts to bring him back into the realm of reality. The very last scene, however, suggests that her efforts have failed...
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