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Original title: Emploi du temps, L'
Release Date
• USA: Oct 3, 2001
• UK: 5 Apr 2002
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sensuality.
Running Time
2 hours, 12 minutes
Country France
Studio ARTE France Cinema, Canal Plus, CNC, Haut & Court, Havas Images, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Région Rhône-Alpes, Sofica Sofinergie 5
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Other Titles
• Time Out
• L'Emploi du temps
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Genre: Drama, Deception, Psychodrama, Society, Marriage
Tagline: Now he must decide between his life of lies...or the truth.
Plot: Vincent (Aurelien Recoing) spends a lot of time in his car. He sleeps in his car sometimes, parked in highway truck stops where buses full of school children pass through during the daytime, and at night stragglers lost en route stop to drink and tell their stories. Having been fired from his job over a month ago, he is a man running from the truth. Unable to admit his unemployed status to his family, he goes to great lengths to convince his wife and three young children that he spends busy days hard at work. He makes phone calls home talking of meetings and appointments, then returns home complaining of fatigue from being overworked. In fact, he drives around a lot, meanders in and out of office buildings, picks up pieces of information and pages through vague research that does not seem to be part of any cohesive goal or plan. The menacing part of it all is that the closer we get to Vincent, the more he seems to convince himself, and us, that he's telling the truth. And the resulting psychological trickery is positively creepy.This French mystery from director Laurent Cantet (HUMAN RESOURCES) carries an eerie chill that seems inexplicable. While the story seems simple enough, Vincent's lies and the way that he manipulates people--especially his family--are expertly conveyed
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