The Best Years of a Life

The Best Years of a Life

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 22, 2019

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…

The Best Years of a Life

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 22, 2019

The Best Years of a Life
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…
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers France 2 Cinéma, Davis-Films, Les Films 13, France Télévisions, SofiTVciné 6
Original title Les plus belles années d'une vie
Directors Claude Lelouch
Writers Valérie Perrin, Claude Lelouch

Cast

Anouk Aimée

as Anne Gauthier

Jean-Louis Trintignant

as Jean-Louis Duroc

Antoine Sire

as Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis

Marianne Denicourt

as La responsable de la maison de retraite

Souad Amidou

as Françoise Gauthier, la fille d'Anne

Monica Bellucci

as Elena Duroc, la fille de Jean-Louis

Tess Lauvergne

as Tess

Laurent Prudhomme

as Gendarme

Bernard Warnas

as Gendarme

Benjamin Patou

as Le gendarme sur les planches

Laurent Dassault

as Le réceptionniste

Vincent Vinel

as Le chanteur au piano