Le Bel Âge (2009)
At 18, Claire is torn between swim practice and the pangs of first love. The elderly and eccentric Maurice Reverdy takes her in in his big house, but the girl carefully avoids this faraway figure, who is none other than her grandfather. Proud, rebellious, solitary, they represent two generations that are simultaneously attracted to and repelled by one another. Their lives will intertwine, as one seeks out her future and the other is tormented by his past.
Director: Laurent Perreau
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Michel Piccoli as Maurice Reverdy |
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Pauline Étienne as Claire |
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Éric Caravaca as Rafaël |
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Marie Kremer as Marie |
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Johanna ter Steege as Madeleine |
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Rachid Hami as Louis |
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Aurore Clément as Christiane |
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Claude Duneton as Fourcade |
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Fabrice Adde as Antoine |
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Guillaume Gouix as Simon |
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Swann Arlaud as François |
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Clément Roussier as Thomas |
| Writing | Laurent Perreau | Writer |
| Production | Nicolas Mauvernay | Producer |
| Writing | Juliette Soubrier | Writer |
| Sound | Grégoire Hetzel | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Christine Carrière | Writer |
| Directing | Laurent Perreau | Director |
| Production | Jacques Perrin | Producer |
| Camera | Céline Bozon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Muriel Breton | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pascaline Chavanne | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline Philipponnat | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Sophie Reynaud | Production Design |
| Production | Isabelle Ungaro | Casting |
| Sound | Roman Dymny | Sound |