Ah, it was another good year at the festival. And I'm already down to my last films for this year. It is rather sad it is over so soon. Time to Leave In general, I adore Francois Ozon's films. Ever since Swimming Pool and 8 Femmes , I have gone out to my way to not miss his films. So I was excited to get the chance to see another of his films at this year's SIFF. Time To Leave on the surface seems like it might be a difficult film to like. It follows Romain's (Melvil Poupaud) path to exceptance of his own mortality after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. As the film begins with his diagnosis, we don't really have any idea about his life before, other than he was an ambitious and very successful fashion photographer. But after, he is cruel to his lover, lashes out at his sister, and in general withdraws from everyone in his life, generally through being angry and mean. He seems to insure that he will spend his last days alone. Ozon's last release
Notions of cinema.