Time to Leave (2005)
"Le temps qui reste" (original title)

Romain is a very successful fashion photographer who's diagnosed with terminal cancer. He copes by being cruel and nasty to those he loves, until a visit with his grandmother changes his outlook. But, his boyfriend's moved out, now what?

Director:

François Ozon

Writer:

François Ozon

Stars:

Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melvil Poupaud	...	Romain
Jeanne Moreau	...	Laura
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi	...	Jany (as Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi)
Daniel Duval	...	Le père
Marie Rivière	...	La mère
Christian Sengewald	...	Sasha
Louise-Anne Hippeau	...	Sophie
Henri de Lorme	...	Le médecin
Walter Pagano	...	Bruno
Violetta Sanchez	...	L'agent
Ugo Soussan Trabelsi	...	Romain enfant
Alba Gaïa Kraghede Bellugi	...	Sophie enfant (as Alba Gaïa Kradhege Bellugi)
Victor Poulouin	...	Laurent
Laurence Ragon	...	La notaire
Thomas Gizolme	...	L'assistant photographe

Storyline

Romain, 31, a photographer, learns that a malignancy may kill him within a few months. Decisions: treatment? work? how to tell his lover and his family. He remembers the sea and himself as a child. He stares in the mirror. He's cruel: facing death, he pushes people away - what's the point? He visits his grandmother to tell her; on the way, he chats briefly with a waitress. He looks at old photos, visits a childhood tree house. He takes pictures. Returning from his grandmother's, he stops for food and sees the waitress, Jany, again. She makes a request. He returns to an empty flat - his lover has left. Can Jany's proposition give him a way to move past self-pity?

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | waitress | cancer | food | fashion photographer | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] (French, English)

Country:

France

Language:

French English German

Release Date:

30 November 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Time to Leave

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$15,377 (USA) (14 July 2006)

Gross:

$117,581 (USA) (15 December 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidélité Productions, France 2 Cinéma, StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First feature film role for Christian Sengewald.

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Goofs

Romain has a SonyEricsson mobile phone, but ringtone is Nokia's.

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Quotes

Laura: Tonight I'd like to leave with you.

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Connections

Features Siren (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Bad Vibes"
Performed by Motor Bass
Written by Philippe Cerboneschi / Étienne de Crécy
Published by Motor Bass/Copyright Control
(p) 1995 Motor Bass
avec l'aimable autorisation de EMI Music France

User Reviews

Life and death can be so simple and beautiful

Funny enough, I didn't expect this film to be such a great moment of cinema. I had read a couple of reviews, and most of them were rather lukewarm. I experienced this film like a soft punch in the face and the stomach, and I felt a kind of empathy with most of the characters (except maybe with the sister), because they all represent a problem in modern life. And the actors were so good at their job, without forcing it, that I didn't even think 'Oh wait, but it's Jeanne Moreau playing the part of...", etc. And there's even some humor: sometimes I laughed, and not because I felt ill at ease, but just because it was plainly funny. But it's not a comedy. It's a reflection about love, life and death. How those three can be simple, beautiful, and painful. A beautiful parable on life without any screaming, violence, shooting (like in 'Crash', for instance, which was also a beautiful film in its own way). Go and see it! It might change the way you look at life. If only for an hour or two...