A Man of His Time (2026)
September 1940. Henri Marre arrives alone in Vichy as the authoritarian regime settles in. Broke, estranged from his family, and carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut (Our Salvation), the 49-year-old is determined to secure what he believes is his rightful place in the new administration. In his writing, Henri sets out his patriotic convictions and his engineer’s methodology: efficiency above all. Claiming he wants to help save France after defeat, he does whatever is required to remain useful, serving the machinery of the new order with increasing skill. But he may be pursuing something more urgent: escape from his own ruin
Director:
Emmanuel Marre
Writer:
Emmanuel Marre
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Swann Arlaud as Henri Marre |
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Sandrine Blancke as Paulette Henri |
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Mathieu Perotto as Gasque |
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Harpo Guit as Harpo |
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Mathilde Abd El Kader as Corinne |
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Jean-Baptiste Marre as Maux |
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Bruno Borsu as Citoyen |
| Directing | Emmanuel Marre | Director |
| Writing | Emmanuel Marre | Screenplay |
| Camera | Olivier Boonjing | Director of Photography |
| Production | Julie Sokolowski | Casting |
| Directing | Marie Crabit | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Alexandre Perrier | Producer |
| Production | Sébastien Andres | Co-Producer |
| Production | Alice Lemaire | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Vincent Prades | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Nicolas Rumpl | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Prunelle Rulens | Costume Design |
| Art | Anna Falguères | Production Design |
| Production | Garance de Rougemont | Production Director |
| Directing | Julie Lecoustre | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Antoine Bailly | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Rares Ienasoaie | Location Manager |
| Art | Marion Boiville | Property Buyer |
| Production | Anthony Cazet | Unit Manager |
| Production | Stanislas De Lardemelle | Unit Manager |
| Production | Robin Bonafy | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Zoé Sa De Oliveira | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Rosalie Lemonnier | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Tom Pope | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Aimy Vaillant | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Florian Penot | Foley Artist |
| Art | Roxane Merolle | First Assistant Art Direction |