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Out of Season

Out of Season

Drama · 2024

Mathieu lives in Paris, Alice in a small seaside resort in Western France. He is a famous actor, about to turn fifty. She is a piano teacher in her forties. They were in love fifteen years ago, then separated. Time has passed. They each went their ways and slowly healed. When Mathieu goes try to overcome his melancholia in a thermal spa, he stumbles upon Alice.

Movie details

Out of Season

2024 Drama 1h 56m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

882 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

91 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

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Mathieu lives in Paris, Alice in a small seaside resort in Western France. He is a famous actor, about to turn fifty. She is a piano teacher in her forties. They were in love fifteen years ago, then separated. Time has passed. They each went their ways and slowly healed. When Mathieu goes try to overcome his melancholia in a thermal spa, he stumbles upon Alice.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Out of Season?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Stéphane Brizé

Written by

Stéphane Brizé · Marie Drucker

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Mathieu

Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Rohrwacher

Alice

Sharif Andoura

Sharif Andoura

Xavier, le mari d'Alice

E

Emmy Boissard Paumelle

Emmy

Marie Drucker

Marie Drucker

L'épouse de Mathieu (voice)

L

Lucette Beudin

Lucette

G

Gilberte Bellus

Gilberte

Court is in session

Put Out of Season on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.