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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.

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User Rating:
7.3/10   2,291 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robin Campillo (scenario)
Laurent Cantet (scenario)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 November 2001 (France) more
Genre:
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:
highly recommended mood movie more (53 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Pauline de Laubie ... Laetitia
Jamila Abdallah ... Fati
Didier Folques ... Luc
Sophie Cabaille ... Valerie
Pascal Maugein ... Patrick
Jacques Gillot ... Warehouse customer
Thierry Fernandez ... Security guard
Elisabeth Lalanne ... Jeffrey's wife
Lola Rhode ... Jeffrey's daughter
Manon Lepage ... Julie
Maryline Merat ... Jeffrey's secretary
Philippe Maynial ... Fred's director
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Directed by
Laurent Cantet 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Robin Campillo  scenario
Laurent Cantet  scenario

Produced by
Simon Arnal .... associate producer
Caroline Benjo .... producer
Barbara Letellier .... executive producer
Carole Scotta .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Jocelyn Pook 
 
Cinematography by
Pierre Milon 
 
Film Editing by
Robin Campillo 
Stephanie Leger 
 
Casting by
Stéphane Batut 
Constance Demontoy 
 
Production Design by
Romain Denis 
 
Art Direction by
Patrick Barthelemy 
Mario Belf 
Brahim El Amrani 
Mylene Graziano 
Laeticia Lagache 
Benoit Noiret 
Raymond Pied 
 
Costume Design by
Anne Laval 
Elisabeth Mehu 
 
Makeup Department
Manuela Taco .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Christina Crassaris .... post-production supervisor
Olivier Guerbois .... unit manager
Jérôme Petament .... unit manager
Elise Voitey .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian Alzieu .... assistant director
Isabelle Coursin .... assistant director
Rafaele Ravinet-Virbel .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Vincent Dietschy .... art consultant
Florent Maillot .... property master
 
Sound Department
Nicolas Becker .... sound effects editor
Fabrice Conesa .... sound mixer
Valérie Deloof .... sound editor
Assia Dnednia .... sound effects editor (as Assia Zipper)
Olivier Mauvezin .... sound
Agnes Ravez .... sound editor
Paulin Sagna .... sound
Francis Violette .... post-synchronization
 
Special Effects by
Joaquim Duro .... special effects
Christophe Schmitt .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ludovic Caron .... electrician
Loic Evenou .... assistant camera
Jean-Michel Fages .... Steadicam operator
Sophie Lelou Mollard .... electrician (as Sophie Mollard)
Patrick Llopis .... grip
Jean-Claude Lother .... still photographer
Philippe Marton .... grip
Patrice Milet .... electrician
Mathilde Perreau .... assistant camera
Jacques Philipponeau .... electrician (as Jacques Philipponneau)
Catherine Pujol .... assistant camera
Jean-Baptiste Thibaud .... Steadicam operator
Jean-Mary Vodoz .... electrician
Pierre Weité .... assistant camera
 
Music Department
Steve Parr .... music mixer
 
Other crew
Agnès Chabot .... press attache
Emmanuelle de Reynal .... production assistant
Cathy Tomasi .... script supervisor
Sandrine Vitali .... production administrator
 

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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
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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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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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
highly recommended mood movie, 24 August 2004
10/10
Author: awalter1 (acwalter@verizon.net) from Seattle, WA ~ USA

When Vincent--a tall, quiet, morose middle-aged man--is fired from his job, he finds himself unexpectedly cut loose from society and set adrift from life as he knows it. Instead of looking for a job, he casually cons some family and friends out of substantial chunks of money in order to support his wife and three children while he spends week after week driving through the European countryside in winter. A subdued but inescapable tension builds for the audience as we continually fail to understand what motivates Vincent to risk so much, and this tension becomes only more profound when we realize that Vincent himself does not understand his actions. "Time Out" is a hypnotically sad story told at a measured, melancholy pace with a haunting musical score that circumscribes Vincent's strange, incomprehensible mystery.

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