Time Out

Time Out (French: L'Emploi du temps) is a 2001 French drama directed by Laurent Cantet, starring Aurélien Recoing and Karin Viard. Loosely based on the life story of Jean-Claude Romand (though without the criminal element), it focuses on one of Cantet's favorite subject matters: a man's relationship with his job. L'Emploi du Temps has received considerable attention internationally and was shown at the Venice Film Festival and Montreal's New Cine... More

Initial release date:

  • 2001

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 14 min

Produced by:

Also known as:

  • L'Emploi du temps,
  • L’emploi du temps,
  • L´ emploi du temps

Film

Directed by

Laurent Cantet

Laurent Cantet is a French director, born on June 15, 1961 at Melle (Deux-Sèvres). His parents were schoolteachers in Ardilleux. On 25 May 2008, he received the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes 2008, for the movie Entre les murs. Short movies: - Un ete a Beyrouth (1990) starring Nader Kobeissi

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date
  • Nov 14, 2001

Production design by:

Music by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 14 min
  • 2 h 8 min
  • 2 h 13 min
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Film format:

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Awards

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank
  • 80

Metacritic Top Films

Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film Nominees

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 2001
  • For a powerful, visually impressive portrayal of existential anguish and alienation in a corporate society governed by competition, status and success.

FIPRESCI Prize Winners

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Appears in ranked lists:

List Ranking
  • 80
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