Out of Season

Mathieu abandons rehearsals for a play and heads to a spa hotel on the Breton Coast, where he unexpectedly encounters Alice, his lover from fifteen years prior.

It's possible for a story to be both achingly tender and mind-numbingly slow. "Out of Season" is proof that an unhurried film can be intimate and, when it finally reaches its climax, ultimately rewarding. The protagonists have a chance to explore unrequited longings. Grey skies and relentless winter tides emphasise the ordinariness of what is going on in the lives of the reunited friends. On the surface, life is constant and predictable, while below, the ashes of a past relationship aren't completely cold. Take two.

Limited Release 5th December 2024
Palace Entertainment 116 mins