The Cannes Competition title follows real-life opportunist Henri Marre as he seeks to make a mark in 1940s France Source: Charades ‘A Man Of His Time’ Dir-scr. Emmanuel Marre. Belgium/France. 2026. 157mins September 1940. For many in France, the country’s swift defeat at the hands of the Germans and the establishment of the authoritarian Nazi-appeasing Vichy regime is nothing short of a national tragedy. But for 49-year-old Henri Marre (Swann Arlaud), it’s an opportunity.