Movie

Days of Darkness

2007 · 104 min

A dry, melancholy satire of midlife invisibility, drifting between office drudgery and vivid fantasy with a bittersweet, absurdist tone.

Overview: Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he's a mid-level government functionary in Montreal doing his job without care. He has an active imagination of sexual conquest, but his only real feelings come when he visits his aged mother, whose health is failing. When his wife leaves abruptly to work in Toronto, Jean-Marc sets out to reorder things with his daughters, his social life, and at work. In a world that at best is a farce, does he stand a chance?
How it feels: Satirical, melancholic, absurd and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, identity, family, work
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
family
work
obsession
Places: big city
workplace
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong