Le temps qui reste (2005)

Director:

François Ozon

Writer:

François Ozon (writer)

Release Date:

24 November 2005 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A gay fashion photographer is given a diagnosis of terminal cancer. Slowly coming to terms with his situation, he is cruel to his lover, nasty to his pregnant sister and uncommunicative toward his parents.

Plot Keywords:

Waitress | Photographer | Cancer | Diagnosis | Gay

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Time to Leave (Canada: English title) (festival title) (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (UK) (USA)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:16 | Hong Kong:III | UK:18 | Germany:12 | Japan:R-15 | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-15 | USA:Unrated | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Chile:14 | France:U (with warning)

Company:

Fidélité Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The Canon IXUS i5 is not turned on when Romain uses it.

Movie Connections:

Features Siren (2003) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Bad Vibes

We Die Alone

Ozon is a strange figure. Strange in a sense that actually makes him normal: sometimes controversial, sometimes authentic, but always a great analyst of the emotion's spectre.

It becomes clear really early that the film will be more of a contemplative portrayal of death than a daring fight lead against it. And sometimes it's better that way, to take things as they come. Thirty one year old Romain isolates himself from his family and friends and deals with several stages of the whole "accepting death" experience. A so dreaded experience. Consequently, the film is distant and may seem tedious at times, but all the means serve their purpose.

"Le temps qui reste" (gorgeous title, I feel obliged to emphasize this) is a difficult film: homosexuality, solitude and death are themes which few can bear light-heartedly. Still, Romain's process of severing himself from himself is intriguing at all times and the film's final sequence is of a most sincere impact. It's about adapting to the idea of dying in a glacial modern society.

We are generally alone in this world and all we have is our family. And if we lose that, we are left with thoughts, never to be forgotten. Le temps qui reste.