Time Out (2001 film)

Time Out
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLaurent Cantet
Written byRobin Campillo
Laurent Cantet
Produced byCaroline Benjo
StarringAurélien Recoing
Karin Viard
CinematographyPierre Milon
Edited byRobin Campillo
Stephanie Leger
Music byJocelyn Pook
Distributed byHaut et Court
Release dates
  • 4 September 2001 (2001-09-04) (Venice)
  • 14 November 2001 (2001-11-14) (France)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$3 million
Box office$1.2 million

Time Out (French: L'Emploi du temps or 'Le Vendu') is a 2001 French drama film directed by Laurent Cantet and starring Aurélien Recoing and Karin Viard. The film is loosely based on the life story of Jean-Claude Romand (though without the criminal element), and it focuses on one of Cantet's favorite subjects: a man's relationship with his job. The film received considerable attention internationally and was shown at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. It was one of the independent films to be featured at the New York Film Festival.