BRIGHT DAYS AHEAD
synopsis
Finally! Caroline has retired, at last. A new life lies before her : time to take care of her children, of her husband, and of herself, above all. 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 being insensible to her charms. Caroline will gradually take control of her life again and live a second youth : taking a new lover, living new experiences, breaking the rules, not doing what’s expected of you… Who said that retirement was the beginning of the end and not a new beginning?
international title: | Bright Days Ahead |
original title: | Les Beaux Jours |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Le Pacte |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Marion Vernoux |
film run: | 94' |
release date: | BE 19/06/2013, FR 19/06/2013, NL 04/07/2013, DE 19/09/2013, ES 29/11/2013 |
screenplay: | Marion Vernoux, Fanny Chesnel |
cast: | Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-François Stévenin, Fanny Cottençon, Catherine Lachens, Alain Cauchi, Marie Rivière |
cinematography by: | Nicolas Gaurin |
film editing: | Benoît Quinon |
art director: | Yann Dury |
costumes designer: | Marité Coutard |
music: | Quentin Sirjacq |
producer: | François Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne, Juliette Renaud |
production: | Les Films du Kiosque, 27.11 Production, Direct Cinéma |
distributor: | Le Pacte, Abc Distribution, Cinemien, Wild Bunch Distribution Germany, Vértigo Films |