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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

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  1. LenW.
    Jul 23, 2006
    10
    Profoundly sad but with a small ray of hope, this beautiful film centers on a vain, selfish photgrapher and his struggle to bring meaning to the end of his life. Unable to tell his lover or family of his plight, he confides only in his grandmother (Jeanne Moreau) who similarly chose an outcast role when grief overtook her in the past.
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    70
    As with all Ozon's work, Time to Leave resounds with grace notes. The wide-screen cinematography by Jeanne Lapoirie offsets (or maybe disguises) the movie's narrow scope, and there's something private--withholding--in Poupaud's beauty that gives his misanthropy a touch of mystery.
  2. Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    70
    A short and succinct film but it lingers long in the memory.
  3. Reviewed by: Leslie Felperin
    60
    Francois Ozon's Time to Leave reps one of the helmer's most straightforward, but perhaps least interesting pics.