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Feature film — 2013

Bright Days Ahead (2013)

6.01h 34mDrama — Romance

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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Director: Marion Vernoux

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Cast & crew

Fanny Ardant as Caroline

Fanny Ardant

Caroline

Laurent Lafitte as Julien

Laurent Lafitte

Julien

Patrick Chesnais as Philippe

Patrick Chesnais

Philippe

Jean-François Stévenin as Roger

Jean-François Stévenin

Roger

Fanny Cottençon as Chantal

Fanny Cottençon

Chantal

Catherine Lachens as Sylviane

Catherine Lachens

Sylviane

Alain Cauchi as Jacky

Alain Cauchi

Jacky

Marie Rivière as Jocelyne

Marie Rivière

Jocelyne

Olivia Côte as Lydia - la prof de théâtre

Olivia Côte

Lydia - la prof de théâtre

Émilie Caen as L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours

Émilie Caen

L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours

Éléonore Bernheim as Lise

Éléonore Bernheim

Lise

Maud Le Guénédal as Rebecca

Maud Le Guénédal

Rebecca

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