Bright Days Ahead

Bright Days Ahead

94 mins | Drama, Romance | June 19, 2013

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?

Bright Days Ahead

94 mins | Drama, Romance | June 19, 2013

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?
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Tribeca Film
Original title Les Beaux Jours
Directors Marion Vernoux
Writers Fanny Chesnel, Marion Vernoux

Cast

Fanny Ardant

as Caroline

Laurent Lafitte

as Julien

Patrick Chesnais

as Philippe

Fanny Cottençon

as Chantal

Catherine Lachens

as Sylviane

Alain Cauchi

as Jacky

Marie Rivière

as Jocelyne

Marc Chapiteau

as Hugues

Féodor Atkine

as Paul

Olivia Côte

as Lydia - la prof de théâtre

Émilie Caen

as L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours

Maud Le Guenedal

as Rebecca

Francis Leplay

as Le prof d'oenologie

Sylvie Degryse

as Ségolène

Marie Boissard

as Christine

José Fumanal

as Un membre du club

Hortense Gélinet

as L'Anglaise

Jeanne Audiard

as Anaïs