This weekend I watched an interesting french film.(2021) "À Plein Temps"
The story of the daily struggles, of a single working class woman, with two young children, Nolan and Chloe.
Mother Julie lives in a small remote village in the countryside, she has to commute to the city(Paris) for work every day.
First, she has to take the children to the babysitter very early in the morning, before she takes the train to work. Anyone who has to commute to work can probably relate to Julie's struggles with transport. I can relate to this myself, from past experience of working in town far from home.
Her work shifts can sometimes change at short notice. She works in a five star Hotel, in the position as head chamber maid. It is often very hard work and for long hours, it also carries many responsibilities.
She would like to find a better paid job, with more money to suit her skills, in market research. However, It is difficult to get time off work to attend interviews, so she has to break the rules by swapping shifts with other staff to get time off work. She then gets into deep water with her mean demanding boss and things don't go too well. She decides to take a few days off to rest, persuading her boss she will do better in future.
Julie has to provide for her children and all their needs for their birthdays, holidays and for days out. It is very difficult to make ends meet, to pay for the mortgage on her lovely house, the transport costs, bills and food.
Meanwhile her ex never helps her with alimony, when she tries to phone him to ask for a bit of help, he makes himself unavailable and she just ends up talking with frustration into the answering machine instead.
Life is complicated when there is a general train strike, she then has to find other ways of getting to and from work. She often ends up thumbing a lift, or car sharing, often arriving home late into the evening when it is dark, to collect the children from the babysitter.
The situation is complicated further when the baby sitter( who is getting elderly), is not very happy with the situation of the long hours she has to keep. She soon starts complaining that she may soon have to stop looking after the children altogether, as it is bad for her health.
You never quite know what will happen next! Maybe a disaster could be looming ahead and that everything could just unravel at anytime.
However, all's well that ends well, when at lasts she receives a phone call, to say that she has managed to land her dream job, as a manager in market research!
A modern realistic film, filled with lots of drama and suspense. It tugs on your heartstrings, as you really feel for her!
French film - 'Full time'
French Film -" Full Time"
(À Plein Temps)
This weekend I watched an interesting french film.(2021) "À Plein Temps"
The story of the daily struggles, of a single working class woman, with two young children, Nolan and Chloe.
Mother Julie lives in a small remote village in the countryside, she has to commute to the city(Paris) for work every day.
First, she has to take the children to the babysitter very early in the morning, before she takes the train to work. Anyone who has to commute to work can probably relate to Julie's struggles with transport. I can relate to this myself, from past experience of working in town far from home.
Her work shifts can sometimes change at short notice. She works in a five star Hotel, in the position as head chamber maid. It is often very hard work and for long hours, it also carries many responsibilities.
She would like to find a better paid job, with more money to suit her skills, in market research. However, It is difficult to get time off work to attend interviews, so she has to break the rules by swapping shifts with other staff to get time off work. She then gets into deep water with her mean demanding boss and things don't go too well. She decides to take a few days off to rest, persuading her boss she will do better in future.
Julie has to provide for her children and all their needs for their birthdays, holidays and for days out. It is very difficult to make ends meet, to pay for the mortgage on her lovely house, the transport costs, bills and food.
Meanwhile her ex never helps her with alimony, when she tries to phone him to ask for a bit of help, he makes himself unavailable and she just ends up talking with frustration into the answering machine instead.
Life is complicated when there is a general train strike, she then has to find other ways of getting to and from work. She often ends up thumbing a lift, or car sharing, often arriving home late into the evening when it is dark, to collect the children from the babysitter.
The situation is complicated further when the baby sitter( who is getting elderly), is not very happy with the situation of the long hours she has to keep. She soon starts complaining that she may soon have to stop looking after the children altogether, as it is bad for her health.
You never quite know what will happen next! Maybe a disaster could be looming ahead and that everything could just unravel at anytime.
However, all's well that ends well, when at lasts she receives a phone call, to say that she has managed to land her dream job, as a manager in market research!
A modern realistic film, filled with lots of drama and suspense. It tugs on your heartstrings, as you really feel for her!
https://youtu.be/qC81LSu1B94
Director: Eric Gravel
Language: French
Leading actress Laure Calamy
Distributed by: Haut et Court