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A Man of His Time

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September 1940. Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineer's methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin.

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Justin Chang The New Yorker May 28
Live in such a way that your descendants won’t one day make a movie about your inexorable, soul-killing descent into moral oblivion. Go to Full Review Thomas Flew Sight & Sound May 27
What’s most impressive, however, is Marre’s restraint. He trusts in the power of his script, punctuated by the poetic letters between his great-grandparents, to create a portrait of a quagmired country. Go to Full Review David Katz IndieWire May 22
B
Its 155-minute runtime suggests a grand historical epic, yet it’s more of a historical patchwork. Go to Full Review Ryan McQuade AwardsWatch 6d
C
A Man of His Time is a pretty standard bio-pic that is elevated by Arlaud’s excellent, subtle performance as the director’s past relative. Go to Full Review Àngel Quintana Caimán Cuadernos de Cine May 26
Emmanuelle Marre ultimately reminds us of the existence of the serpent's egg and its connections to a new far right that is blinding the population with pronouncements and ideas that update the legacy of those times. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Carlos F. Heredero Caimán Cuadernos de Cine May 26
Emerges as one of the most daring, courageous, modern, and necessary works of the entire event. A pleasant surprise. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Emmanuel Marre

Director

Swann Arlaud

Actor

Sandrine Blancke

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Mathieu Perotto

Actor

Harpo Guit

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Mathilde Abd-El-Kader

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Synopsis September 1940. Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineer's methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin.
Director
Emmanuel Marre
Producer
Alexandre Perrier, François-Pierre Clavel, Sébastien Andres, Alice Lemaire
Screenwriter
Emmanuel Marre
Production Co
Kidam, Michigan Films, France 2 Cinéma, Condor, Les Films de Pierre, Les Films Pelléas, The Ink Connection, Unité, RTBF, Proximus, Be TV, Orange
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
2h 33m