Bright Days Ahead (Les Beaux Jours) 10 years old

Bright Days Ahead

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?

Credits

Bright Days Ahead Cast

Name Character
Fanny Ardant She was 64, now 75 years old as Caroline
Alain Cauchi as Jacky
Laurent Lafitte He was 39, now 50 years old as Julien
Fanny Cottençon She was 56, now 66 years old as Chantal
Patrick Chesnais He was 66, now 77 years old as Philippe
Jean-François Stévenin He was 69, now 79 years old as Roger
Catherine Lachens She was 67, now 78 years old as Sylviane
Marie Rivière She was 56, now 67 years old as Jocelyne
Marc Chapiteau He was 66, now 77 years old as Hugues
Émilie Caen She was 60, now 71 years old as L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours
Féodor Atkine He was 65, now 76 years old as Paul
Francis Leplay He was 45, now 56 years old as Le prof d'oenologie

Bright Days Ahead Crew

Name Department
Marion Vernoux as Director. She was 46 (now 57) years old Directing
Marion Vernoux as Writer. She was 46 (now 57) years old Writing
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Bright Days Ahead (10 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
  • Runtime: 94 minutes