Dodging the Clock
| Dodging the Clock | |
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| French | Horloge biologique |
| Directed by | Ricardo Trogi |
| Written by | Jean-Philippe Pearson Patrice Robitaille Ricardo Trogi |
| Produced by | Nicole Robert |
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| Cinematography | Jean-François Lord |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | Frédéric Bégin Phil Electric |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Dodging the Clock (French: Horloge biologique, lit. "Biological Clock") is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Ricardo Trogi and released in 2005.[1]
Plot
The film stars Patrice Robitaille, Pierre-François Legendre and Jean-Philippe Pearson as Fred, Paul and Sébastien, three friends who are in various stages of coming to terms with, or rejecting, the urge to settle down and become fathers.[2] Fred is reacting with fear to his girlfriend Marie (Geneviève Alarie) expressing her desire to get pregnant, and secretly slipping contraceptive pills into her daily orange juice to prevent it; Paul is ambivalent about the current pregnancy of his girlfriend Isabelle (Catherine Proulx-Lemay); Sébastien is already a dad, but is chafing at the way the demands of fatherhood conflict with his desire to hang out and do guy things with his friends.[3]
Critical reception
In December 2005, it was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best films.[4]
References
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Résumé détaillé du film Horloge biologique de Ricardo Trogi" Archived 2024-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Films du Québec, September 9, 2012.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Three men and the fear of a baby". Montreal Gazette, August 5, 2005.
- ^ Jennie Punter, "Embrace your inner caveman". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2005.
- ^ "Topping the list: Canada's cinematic achievements". National Post, December 14, 2005.
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