Full-time is an achievement of realistic cinema at its pinnacle.
In this film, writer/director Eric Gravel directs a lonely heroine burning herself out between work and bringing two young children during a general strike in France, reminiscing of the most recent 2019 general strike.
The result is a strong and realistic film constructed as a thriller and fully embodied by the ever-so-impressive Laure Calamy.
The director avoids at all costs miserabilism. Gravel’s directing is at once physically nervous, experimenting with the senses and offering Laure Calamy one of her strongest roles so far. Julie is one of those contemporary, perpetually exhausted fighters who live in daily emergency and in fear of what tomorrow will be made of.
Nominated for four 2023 Césars. Opens on Friday, February 3 in New York (Quad Cinema) and on Friday, February 10 in Los Angeles (Laemmle Royal) followed by a national rollout
Review: Richard Gilles (Paris) is slightly past his prime, but still a vivacious true Parisian spirit. He has worked as a journalist in the spheres of the arts and luxury for the last few decades and is now the happy correspondent for QueerGuru in the City of Lights.
Labels: 2023, Eric Gravel, French, Full Time, Laura Calamy, review, Richard Gilles
