L'Emploi du temps
Laurent Cantet
Husband and father Vincent spends his days as he can. He has been sacked from his job as a corporate consultant, but has decided to hide this fact from his family. Caught in his own trap, he imagines a new job for himself in Switzerland. But lying to his family has become Vincent's job.
With : Aurélien Recoing, Karin Viard, Serge Livrozet
Screenplay : Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo
Image : Pierre Milon
Editing : Robin Campillo
Screenplay : Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo
Image : Pierre Milon
Editing : Robin Campillo
Production : Haut et Court
Distribution: Haut et Court
Distribution: Haut et Court
For his 3rd feature Laurent Cantet explores the question of the secret taking inspiration from an actual event which took place in 1993: the Romand Affair. "Lying corresponds to a logic of murder and suicide. The tension is unbearable at the end of the film when he returns home. The tragedy lies in the character's self-abnegation, which is almost a suicide. He gives in to the authority as a father and the dream of freedom comes up against the real love he has for his family. In his quest for freedom, solitude is too painful, he therefore accepts to return to a normal situation but without happiness" Laurent Cantet.