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Bright Days Ahead(2013)
Status: Released
Date: 2013-06-19
60%
78 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Overview:
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?
Languages: French, English.
Countries:
France
Budget: $3,300,000.00
Revenue: $4,949,039.00
ProductionCompanies:
Tribeca Film
Movie: Bright Days Ahead
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fanny Ardant
Caroline
Laurent Lafitte
Julien
Patrick Chesnais
Philippe
Jean-François Stévenin
Roger
Fanny Cottençon
Chantal
Catherine Lachens
Sylviane
Alain Cauchi
Jacky
Marie Rivière
Jocelyne
Olivia Côte
Lydia - la prof de théâtre
Émilie Caen
L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours
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