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2001

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Starring	Karin Viard, Aurelian Recoing, Serge Livrozet, Jean-Pierre Mangeot
Director	Laurent Cantet
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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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 with cold, steady camerawork and a beguiling performance from Recoing.

Starring	Karin Viard, Aurelian Recoing, Serge Livrozet, Jean-Pierre Mangeot, Nicolas Kalsch
Director	Laurent Cantet
Studio	FUSION MEDIA
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: French
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 28 Oct 2002

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- "...TIME OUT is as timely and wrenching a film as you'll find anywhere in these dog days of corporate downsizing....Recoing gives a performance that won't soon be forgotten. Neither will TIME OUT. It's a great movie..."
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  A subtle and dramatic must-see
  
  A slow-moving yet gripping drama following Vincent, an early middle-aged family man, who loses his job but does not tell those close to him. As Vincent ... read more »
  
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  Compelling Story
  
  Having seen Cantet's other films I knew this would be similarly sparse and slow paced. However unlike Human Resouces this contained a really strong ... read more »
  
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  one of the most boring films i've ever watched, well acted though and the setting for it was very pretty
  
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  Good start, disappointing end
  
  An intriguing plot, promised more than it actually delivered.
  
  Acting was good, particularly by Recoing, however it suffered from being too long and ... read more »
  
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