Le temps qui reste (2005)
(Time to Leave)
Country: FR
Technical: col 81m
Director: François Ozon
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi, Daniel Duval, Marie Rivière
Synopsis:
A fashion photographer is informed he has cancer and opts not to go down the chemo route with only an outside chance of survival. Instead, after an initial period of adjustment during which he lashes out at those around him while concealing the truth of his illness to all but his grandmother, he sets about establishing a legacy for himself and coming to terms with his past.
Review:
The synopsis may sound trite but the way in which this 'coming to terms' is expressed filmically is subtly through flashbacks, looks and use of locations. The homosexuality of the protagonist is incidental and perhaps significant only to those aware of the director's sexual bias, with the possible proviso that it adumbrates his decision to father a child, albeit through unconventional means. A return to the stylistic palette of Under the Sand, with a splendid performance at its centre but precious few crumbs for the rest of the cast. One longs to see more of the father, played by Duval, and of course of Moreau, but the film remains brisk in an effort, perhaps, to stave off mawkishness.
(Time to Leave)
Country: FR
Technical: col 81m
Director: François Ozon
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi, Daniel Duval, Marie Rivière
Synopsis:
A fashion photographer is informed he has cancer and opts not to go down the chemo route with only an outside chance of survival. Instead, after an initial period of adjustment during which he lashes out at those around him while concealing the truth of his illness to all but his grandmother, he sets about establishing a legacy for himself and coming to terms with his past.
Review:
The synopsis may sound trite but the way in which this 'coming to terms' is expressed filmically is subtly through flashbacks, looks and use of locations. The homosexuality of the protagonist is incidental and perhaps significant only to those aware of the director's sexual bias, with the possible proviso that it adumbrates his decision to father a child, albeit through unconventional means. A return to the stylistic palette of Under the Sand, with a splendid performance at its centre but precious few crumbs for the rest of the cast. One longs to see more of the father, played by Duval, and of course of Moreau, but the film remains brisk in an effort, perhaps, to stave off mawkishness.
(Time to Leave)
Country: FR
Technical: col 81m
Director: François Ozon
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi, Daniel Duval, Marie Rivière
Synopsis:
A fashion photographer is informed he has cancer and opts not to go down the chemo route with only an outside chance of survival. Instead, after an initial period of adjustment during which he lashes out at those around him while concealing the truth of his illness to all but his grandmother, he sets about establishing a legacy for himself and coming to terms with his past.
Review:
The synopsis may sound trite but the way in which this 'coming to terms' is expressed filmically is subtly through flashbacks, looks and use of locations. The homosexuality of the protagonist is incidental and perhaps significant only to those aware of the director's sexual bias, with the possible proviso that it adumbrates his decision to father a child, albeit through unconventional means. A return to the stylistic palette of Under the Sand, with a splendid performance at its centre but precious few crumbs for the rest of the cast. One longs to see more of the father, played by Duval, and of course of Moreau, but the film remains brisk in an effort, perhaps, to stave off mawkishness.