Bright Days Ahead (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?
Director:
Marion Vernoux
Writers:
Fanny Chesnel, Marion Vernoux.
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Fanny Ardant as Caroline |
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Laurent Lafitte as Julien |
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Patrick Chesnais as Philippe |
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Jean-François Stévenin as Roger |
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Fanny Cottençon as Chantal |
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Catherine Lachens as Sylviane |
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Alain Cauchi as Jacky |
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Marie Rivière as Jocelyne |
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Olivia Côte as Lydia - la prof de théâtre |
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Émilie Caen as L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours |
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Éléonore Bernheim as Lise |
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Maud Le Guénédal as Rebecca |
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Hortense Gelinet as L'Anglaise |
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Féodor Atkine as Paul |
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Marc Chapiteau as Hugues |
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Francis Leplay as Le prof d'oenologie |
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Sylvie Degryse as Ségolène |
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Marie Boissard as Christine |
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José Fumanal as Un membre du club |
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Jeanne Audiard as Anaïs |
| Art | Yann Dury | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christophe Oliveira | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Juliette Renaud | Producer |
| Editing | Benoît Quinon | Editor |
| Production | Richard Rousseau | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hyat Luszpinski | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Jacques Puchu | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Denis Pineau-Valencienne | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marité Coutard | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Véronique Boumaza | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Fanny Chesnel | Screenplay |
| Production | François Kraus | Producer |
| Writing | Fanny Chesnel | Novel |
| Sound | Quentin Sirjacq | Music |
| Writing | Marion Vernoux | Screenplay |
| Directing | Marion Vernoux | Director |
| Camera | Nicolas Gaurin | Director of Photography |
