Bright Days Ahead

– Bright days ahead? Caroline has retired, at last. A new life lies before her: time to take care of h..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
Original Name:
Les Beaux Jours
Bright Days Ahead (2013) - Also known as Les Beaux Jours

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?

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Bright Days Ahead (2013) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Jun 2013

Language:

French, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Marion Vernoux

Writer:

Fanny Chesnel (novel), Marion Vernoux (screenplay), Fanny Chesnel (screenplay), Marc Syrigas (collaboration)

Main Actors:

Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-François Stévenin

Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

Tribeca Film

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
57%