Available on DVD at A handsome, successful fashion photographer (Melvil Poupaud) learns that he has a malignant brain tumor that will soon kill him. Hiding his diagnosis, he alienates his family and his young boyfriend, but during a short stay with his grandmother (Jeanne Moreau), his vulnerability is met with a big heart and sound advice. A chance encounter with a roadside café waitress (Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi) results in an unusual bargain that provides a happy, playful dimension to the proceedings. Directed by François Ozon (8 WOMEN, SWIMMING POOL, UNDER THE SAND), starring legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau (ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS, JULES AND JIM), Melvil Poupaud, Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi (MUNICH, COTE DAZUR, François Ozons 5X2), Daniel Duval. TIME TO LEAVE was a selection in the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival, 2005.
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