| Partir Leaving |
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|---|---|
| Directed by | Catherine Corsini |
| Produced by | Stéphane Parthenay Michel Seydoux Fabienne Vonier |
| Written by | Catherine Corsini Gaelle Mace |
| Starring | Sergi López Kristin Scott Thomas |
| Cinematography | Agnès Godard |
| Editing by | Simon Jacquet |
| Release date(s) | (France) 12 August 2009 (United Kingdom) 9 July 2010 (limited) |
| Running time | 85 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | French Catalan English |
Partir (marketed in English as Leaving) is a 2009 French film directed by Catherine Corsini and starring Kristin Scott Thomas.
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Suzanne is a well to do married woman and mother in the south of France. Her idle bourgeois lifestyle gets her down and she decides to go back to work as a physiotherapist. Her husband agrees to fix up a consulting room for her in their backyard. When Suzanne and the man hired to do the building meet, the mutual attraction is sudden and violent. Suzanne decides to give up everything and live this all engulfing passion to the fullest.
The film has been warmly received by critics, and currently holds a rating of 79% on Rotten Tomatoes.[1]