# Time Out (2001)

> A newly unemployed French professional constructs an increasingly unsettling fiction of employment to remain visible to the people he loves.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22080

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Laurent Cantet
- Cast: Aurélien Recoing, Karin Viard, Serge Livrozet, Jean-Pierre Mangeot, Monique Mangeot, Didier  Reyes, Philippe Jouannet
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279065/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: austere, melancholic, oppressive, quiet evening, serious film night

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of identity and desperation unfolds as one man's lie spirals out of control.

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