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A Man of His Time
Emmanuel Marre
North American Premiere
A mild-mannered bureaucrat (Swann Arlaud) in 1940s Vichy France gradually comes to realize the extent of his government’s collaboration with Nazi Germany in Emmanuel Marre’s quietly sinister portrayal of the incremental evil of fascism, winner of Best Screenplay at Cannes.
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Year
- 2026
- More information
- Official film page
Screenings
At the start of the 1940s, mild-mannered Henri Marre (Swann Arlaud from Anatomy of a Fall) arrives in Vichy France, motivated by patriotism and armed with a self-published manifesto on the importance of conservative national ideals. A diehard supporter of Philippe Pétain determined to assist the new administration during and after the ongoing war, he lands a coveted job in the Ministry of Labor overseeing unemployment, the census, and the placement of foreign workers. However, his perspective gradually shifts when the extent of the Vichy government’s collaboration with Nazi Germany becomes clear. Anchored by Arlaud’s complex, ferociously unsentimental performance, Emmanuel Marre’s elegant, unsettling film—inspired by true stories of the writer-director’s civil servant great-grandfather—is a quietly sinister portrayal of the incremental, bureaucratic evil of fascism. Winner of the Best Screenplay award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. A 1-2 Special release.
At the start of the 1940s, mild-mannered Henri Marre (Swann Arlaud from Anatomy of a Fall) arrives in Vichy France, motivated by patriotism and armed with a self-published manifesto on the importance of conservative national ideals. A diehard supporter of Philippe Pétain determined to assist the new administration during and after the ongoing war, he lands a coveted job in the Ministry of Labor overseeing unemployment, the census, and the placement of foreign workers. However, his perspective gradually shifts when the extent of the Vichy government’s collaboration with Nazi Germany becomes clear. Anchored by Arlaud’s complex, ferociously unsentimental performance, Emmanuel Marre’s elegant, unsettling film—inspired by true stories of the writer-director’s civil servant great-grandfather—is a quietly sinister portrayal of the incremental, bureaucratic evil of fascism. Winner of the Best Screenplay award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. A 1-2 Special release.