Bright Days Ahead (2013)

The retired dentist Caroline attends a class for computer users. Although she is married, she falls in love with her significantly younger lecturer. It turns out he used to visit her ... See full summary »

Director:

Marion Vernoux

Writers:

Fanny Chesnel (novel), Marion Vernoux (screenplay)

Stars:

Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fanny Ardant	...	Caroline dite Caro
Laurent Lafitte	...	Julien (as Laurent Lafitte de la Comédie Française)
Patrick Chesnais	...	Philippe
Jean-François Stévenin	...	Roger
Fanny Cottençon	...	Chantal
Catherine Lachens	...	Sylviane
Alain Cauchi	...	Jacky
Marie Rivière	...	Jocelyne dite Jojo
Marc Chapiteau	...	Hugues
Féodor Atkine	...	Paul
Olivia Côte	...	Lydia - la prof de théâtre (as Olivia Cote)
Émilie Caen	...	L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours (as Emilie Caen)
Eléonore Bernheim	...	Lise
Maud Le Guenedal	...	Rebecca
Roman Tabar-Nouval	...	Le petit Arthur

Storyline

The retired dentist Caroline attends a class for computer users. Although she is married, she falls in love with her significantly younger lecturer. It turns out he used to visit her surgery because primarily in order to enjoy her view. Her husband finds out about her affair with this admirer.

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Plot Keywords:

skinny dipping | male frontal nudity | sex in car | france | older woman younger man relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

19 June 2013 (France)

Also Known As:

Bright Days Ahead

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,919, 27 April 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$9,059, 4 May 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films du Kiosque, 27.11 Production, Direct Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Swiss certificate # 1009.486.

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Goofs

Around 00:33:14, Sarah is joining her hands. On the next shot, she's eating pizza. On the next shot, she's joining her hands again.

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Quotes

Philippe: Have you looked at yourself?
Caroline: HE does the job of looking at me!

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Soundtracks

Für Elise
(Lettre à Elise)
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
(1810)

User Reviews

Could be brighter.

A 60 year old woman has recently retired, is mourning the death of a close friend and is looking for meaning in her life. She is introduced to a 'seniors' club as a way of meeting people and participating in new activities. She initially shows little interest until the possibility of an affair with one of the organisers begins.

Nice idea for a screenplay, perhaps the screenplay was good, but the end product doesn't realise the potential. The film ultimately plays safe and succeeds only if it was aiming to be 'feel good'. Missed opportunities to become 'interesting' and 'unique' as well as 'bright'.

Some humorous moments but not enough for it to be a comedy. Some investigation of characters but not enough for it to be a drama.