Time to Leave
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Directed by | François Ozon |
Written by | François Ozon |
Produced by | Oliver Delbosc Marc Missonnier |
Starring | Melvil Poupaud Christian Sengewald Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Jeanne Moreau |
Cinematography | Jeanne Lapoirie |
Edited by | |
Music by | Valentyn Sylvestrov |
Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $4.4 million |
Box office | $2.9 million[1] |
Time to Leave (French: Le Temps qui reste; "the time that remains") is a French film directed by François Ozon, released in 2005. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot[]
Romain, a gay 31-year-old fashion photographer, finds out he is terminally ill and has only three months to live. He rejects the treatment for his metastasized tumor that might offer him a slim (less than 5%) chance of survival.
Romain exhibits both selfish and reckless behavior. He realizes that his good looks give him a certain amount of leeway and he tests the forbearance of the people who care for him. He chases away his lover Sasha and delights in antagonizing his sister. The only person in whom he confides about his illness is his grandmother Laura.
Cast[]
- Melvil Poupaud as Romain
- Jeanne Moreau as Laura
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Jany
- Daniel Duval as The father
- Marie Rivière as The mother
- Christian Sengewald as Sasha
Awards[]
2005 Valladolid International Film Festival:[3]
- Silver Spike - François Ozon
- Best Actor - Melvil Poupaud
Critical reception[]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 76% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 49 reviews.[4] On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 67 out of 100 based on 21 reviews.[5]
Moira MacDonald of The Seattle Times wrote "It's a quiet and poignant look at a life as it slips away, seen through the eyes of a character who's not always likable but remains entirely real".[6]
References[]
- ^ "Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave) (2005) - JPBox-Office". Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Time to Leave". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ IMDb: Valladolid International Film Festival: 2005 Archived 9 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Time to Leave". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Time to Leave (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ MacDonald, Moira (3 November 2006). ""Time to Leave": Intimate journey of a young man facing death". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links[]
- 2005 films
- French-language films
- French films
- French LGBT-related films
- Films directed by François Ozon
- 2005 drama films
- French drama films
- 2005 LGBT-related films