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Dodging the Clock

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Dodging the Clock
FrenchHorloge biologique
Directed byRicardo Trogi
Written byJean-Philippe Pearson
Patrice Robitaille
Ricardo Trogi
Produced byNicole Robert
Starring
  • Patrice Robitaille
  • Pierre-François Legendre
  • Jean-Philippe Pearson
CinematographyJean-François Lord
Edited byYvann Thibaudeau
Music byFrédéric Bégin
Phil Electric
Production
company
Release date
  • August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Résumé détaillé du film Horloge biologique de Ricardo Trogi". Films du Québec, September 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Three men and the fear of a baby". Montreal Gazette, August 5, 2005.
  3. ^ Jennie Punter, "Embrace your inner caveman". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2005.
  4. ^ "Topping the list: Canada's cinematic achievements". National Post, December 14, 2005.
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