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Feature film — 2019

The Best Years of a Life (2019)

6.61h 30mDrama — Romance — Comedy

They knew each other long ago: a man and a woman whose dazzling and unexpected romance captured in the now-iconic film revolutionized our understanding of love. Today, the former race car driver seems lost in the pathways of his memory. In order to help him, his son seeks out the woman his father wasn’t able to cherish but whom he constantly revisits in his thoughts and dreams. Anne reunites with Jean-Louis and their story picks up where they left it…

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A high-signal pick with 106 votes.

France 2 Cinéma / Les Films 13 / Davis Films / France Télévisions / SofiTVciné 6

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Director: Claude Lelouch

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Cast & crew

Anouk Aimée as Anne Gauthier

Anouk Aimée

Anne Gauthier

Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis Duroc

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Duroc

Antoine Sire as Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis

Antoine Sire

Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis

Marianne Denicourt as La responsable de la maison de retraite

Marianne Denicourt

La responsable de la maison de retraite

Souad Amidou as Françoise Gauthier, la fille d'Anne

Souad Amidou

Françoise Gauthier, la fille d'Anne

Monica Bellucci as Elena Duroc, la fille de Jean-Louis

Monica Bellucci

Elena Duroc, la fille de Jean-Louis

Tess Lauvergne as Tess

Tess Lauvergne

Tess

L

Laurent Prudhomme

Gendarme

J

Jean-Yves Cressenville

Gendarme

B

Bernard Warnas

Gendarme

B

Benjamin Patou

Le gendarme sur les planches

Laurent Dassault as Le réceptionniste

Laurent Dassault

Le réceptionniste