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Bright Days Ahead
Bright Days Ahead
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Bright Days Ahead

Original Title: Les Beaux Jours

2013
1h 34m
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

2013

Runtime

1h 34m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Rent

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Storyline

Bright days ahead? Caroline has retired, at last. A new life lies before her: time to take care of her children, her husband, and, most of all, herself. However, she soon comes to realize that this new freedom is synonymous with boredom and idleness. Especially when she receives a membership to her neighborhood’s senior club as a birthday present… Reluctant at first, she nevertheless decides to take the plunge. Oddly enough, she meets great people there, starting with the young computer science teacher, who is far from insensitive to her charms. Caroline gradually takes control of her life again and lives a second youth: taking a new lover, living new experiences, breaking the rules, not doing what’s expected of her… Who said that retirement was the beginning of the end and not a new beginning?

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Jun 19, 2013
Digital Release
Jun 19, 2013
Languages
French
English
Director
Marion Vernoux
Marion Vernoux
Production
Tribeca Film
Tribeca Film
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

Caroline

Laurent Lafitte

Laurent Lafitte

Julien

Patrick Chesnais

Patrick Chesnais

Philippe

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Roger

Fanny Cottençon

Fanny Cottençon

Chantal

Catherine Lachens

Catherine Lachens

Sylviane

Alain Cauchi

Alain Cauchi

Jacky

Marie Rivière

Marie Rivière

Jocelyne

Olivia Côte

Olivia Côte

Lydia - la prof de théâtre

Émilie Caen

Émilie Caen

L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours

Éléonore Bernheim

Éléonore Bernheim

Lise

Maud Le Guénédal

Maud Le Guénédal

Rebecca

Hortense Gelinet

Hortense Gelinet

L'Anglaise

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Paul

Marc Chapiteau

Marc Chapiteau

Hugues

Francis Leplay

Francis Leplay

Le prof d'oenologie

Sylvie Degryse

Sylvie Degryse

Ségolène

Marie Boissard

Marie Boissard

Christine

José Fumanal

José Fumanal

Un membre du club

Jeanne Audiard

Jeanne Audiard

Anaïs

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