Where to watch Bright Days Ahead(2013)

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Bright Days Ahead plot summary

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?

Details

Original title

Les Beaux Jours

Release date

June 19, 2013

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama, Romance

Directed by

Marion Vernoux

Country

France

TMDB rating

6.0 / 10 · 81 votes

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Cast

• Fanny ArdantCaroline
• Laurent LafitteJulien
• Patrick ChesnaisPhilippe
• Jean-François StéveninRoger
• Fanny CottençonChantal
• Catherine LachensSylviane
• Alain CauchiJacky
• Marie RivièreJocelyne
• Olivia CôteLydia - la prof de théâtre
• Émilie CaenL'hôtesse des Beaux Jours

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