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An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.
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- 3 wins & 8 nominations
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- TriviaInspired 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. It is the first of three films in two years inspired by the case, followed by The Adversary (2002) and La vida de nadie (2002), of which the former is the closest to the real events. Phantom (2002) was also inspired by the same incident.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003)
- SoundtracksL'Emploi Du Temps - Musique Originale
Composed by/ Arranged By Jocelyn Pook
Performed by 'Electra Strings' Ensemble
Cello Solo performed by Sophie Harris
Viola Solo performed by Clive Howard
Violin solo performed by Jacqueline Norrie
Phonographic Copyright (p) Jocelyn Pook / Haut et Court
Under Exclusive License To Virgin France
Published By Chester Music Ltd.
© 2001 Virgin France
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A middle-aged middle class family man has a mid-life crisis.
Hardly an inspiring or original idea, yet Laurent Cantet creates a quite devastating and compelling landscape of one man's internal terror - terror at his situation and complete inability to express his feelings.
Through Cantet, a combination of economic script, astonishingly sparse and subtle performances, and Pook's deeply moving musical score, takes the viewer on a journey of displaced despair and futile attempts to paper over the cracks. Recoing is captivating, his face a turmoil of quiet bewilderment and pain, and he is ably matched by Viard as his increasingly unsettled partner. The penultimate scene between Recoing, Viard and their children is quite astonishing for its tension and disquiet.
In the end, however, the final scene says it all. Recoing's face tells us everything we need to know, and he really should have won every award going for this brilliant performance. Once again the French film industry shows us all how to make films.
Hardly an inspiring or original idea, yet Laurent Cantet creates a quite devastating and compelling landscape of one man's internal terror - terror at his situation and complete inability to express his feelings.
Through Cantet, a combination of economic script, astonishingly sparse and subtle performances, and Pook's deeply moving musical score, takes the viewer on a journey of displaced despair and futile attempts to paper over the cracks. Recoing is captivating, his face a turmoil of quiet bewilderment and pain, and he is ably matched by Viard as his increasingly unsettled partner. The penultimate scene between Recoing, Viard and their children is quite astonishing for its tension and disquiet.
In the end, however, the final scene says it all. Recoing's face tells us everything we need to know, and he really should have won every award going for this brilliant performance. Once again the French film industry shows us all how to make films.
- robertconnor
- Jan 18, 2005
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- El empleo del tiempo
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- Gross US & Canada
- $448,542
- Gross worldwide
- $1,213,913
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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