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L'emploi du temps (2001) -- An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.

Overview

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Director:
Laurent Cantet
Writers:
Robin Campillo (scenario)
Laurent Cantet (scenario)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 November 2001 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Now he must decide between his life of lies...or the truth.
Plot:
An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
What it means to be human...or more specifically, a man more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Aurélien Recoing ... Vincent
Karin Viard ... Muriel
Serge Livrozet ... Jean-Michel
Jean-Pierre Mangeot ... Father
Monique Mangeot ... Mother
Nicolas Kalsch ... Julien
Marie Cantet ... Alice
Félix Cantet ... Félix
Olivier Lejoubioux ... Stan
Maxime Sassier ... Nono
Elisabeth Joinet ... Jeanne
Nigel Palmer ... Jaffrey
Christophe Charles ... Fred
Didier Perez ... Philippe
Philippe Jouannet ... Human resources director
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Time Out (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sensuality.
Runtime:
134 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Haut et Court more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Inspired by a true story, that of Jean-Claude Romand. In reality, Romand went on to kill, on January 9, 1993, his wife, two children and both his parents. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#18.2)" (2005) more

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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
What it means to be human...or more specifically, a man, 14 April 2002
10/10
Author: cestmoi from United States

Has anybody ever set up a truck stop shot more magnificently?

This film is the full ten thing. Cast is spectacular, the photography superb, the unobtrusive music on the money, the story and its effects on the life of a family, affecting. Subtlety is a hallmark here. If you don't know the story line it must be even more powerful in a first viewing. As Fellini made at least two films that can be seen as defining the male of the Catholic/Italian species (8 1/2 & Amarcord) this magnificent film from France from a director I am not familiar with, defines "the problem of being male." I was fully involved and unable to complete a sentence for twenty minutes after the lights went up. But it is just not male identification at work here. It is the anguish and plight of the wife, magnificently played by Karen Viard, or the children who are as confused and anxious as any of us. The father, a very French man with a franc or euro, even redeems himself with love and compassion. And the "unsavory" seller of bogus goods who rescues our Vincent by offering employment, comes through swimmingly with compassion and understanding. I can not recommend this film enough. Please see it.

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