Time to Leave

Versatile and prolific French writer and director François Ozon tackles death in this drama without any sentimentality. A young man with a successful career finds out he has only few months to live due to cancer. Instead of gathering friends and family around him, he alienates those close to him in a cruel way including his boyfriend and his sister before he visits his beloved grandmother when he starts preparing for his death to sets things right. While the film is not among Ozon's best work, it's a powerful attempt about the psychological impact of death through a character that doesn't ask for sympathy. French star Melvil Poupaud gives a powerful performance and makes an unlikable character likable. Jeanne Moreau and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi provide solid support in brief cameos. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.