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]
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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 | Monica Coleman |
Music by | Valentyn Sylvestrov |
Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $4.4 million |
Box office | $2.9 million[1] |
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.
2005 Valladolid International Film Festival:[3]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 75% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 55 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]
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