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The Best Years of a Life
The Best Years of a Life
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The Best Years of a Life

Original Title: Les plus belles années d'une vie

2019
1h 30m
Drama
Romance
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

2019

Runtime

1h 30m

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Storyline

They knew each other long ago: a man and a woman whose dazzling and unexpected romance captured in the now-iconic film revolutionized our understanding of love. Today, the former race car driver seems lost in the pathways of his memory. In order to help him, his son seeks out the woman his father wasn’t able to cherish but whom he constantly revisits in his thoughts and dreams. Anne reunites with Jean-Louis and their story picks up where they left it…

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
May 22, 2019
Digital Release
Dec 31, 2020
Languages
Italian
French
Director
Claude Lelouch
Claude Lelouch
Production
France 2 Cinéma
France 2 Cinéma
Les Films 13
Les Films 13
Davis Films
Davis Films
France Télévisions
France Télévisions
SofiTVciné 6
SofiTVciné 6
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

15 Cast Members

Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aimée

Anne Gauthier

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Duroc

Antoine Sire

Antoine Sire

Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis

Marianne Denicourt

Marianne Denicourt

La responsable de la maison de retraite

Souad Amidou

Souad Amidou

Françoise Gauthier, la fille d'Anne

Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci

Elena Duroc, la fille de Jean-Louis

Tess Lauvergne

Tess Lauvergne

Tess

Laurent Prudhomme

Gendarme

Jean-Yves Cressenville

Gendarme

Bernard Warnas

Gendarme

Benjamin Patou

Le gendarme sur les planches

Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault

Le réceptionniste

Vincent Vinel

Vincent Vinel

Le chanteur au piano

Rémi Bergman

François Coupel

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