Those Were the Days
5.9
The grueling, emotionally torturous world of French preparatory schools provides the framework for this mystery. The deliberately rigorous courses are designed to prepare students to take the brutal examinations for entry into the elite Grand Ecoles, where a select few will gain the skills and education needed to insure a bright, prosperous future for themselves. The story centers on Delphine, a girl from the lower classes, and the upper class Claude. Both young women aspire to attend the Ecole Normale Superieure on the Rue d'Ulm. Delphine lives in humble public housing with her dull mother and two young brothers while Claude, who considers herself a Communist, lives in luxury with her own servant; she is sexually involved with fellow- student, Axel, who thinks himself a fascist.
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Cast
14 people
Élodie Bouchez
Delphine
Known for
The Brice Man
Reality
Melvil Poupaud
Axel
Known for
Laurence Anyways
By the Grace of God
Sophie Aubry
Claude
Known for
Have Mercy on Us All
Gaël Morel
Bertrand
Known for
Wild Reeds
Blandine Lenoir
Blandine
Known for
I Stand Alone
School Life
Myriam Boyer
Bertrand's mother
Known for
Double Lover
Serie Noire
Sylvie Testud
Sylvie
Known for
La Vie en Rose
Tamara
Marcel Bozonnet
Khâgne professor
Known for
Out 1
Benjamin Mercer
Pierre
Also in
Attack on Finland
Nils Ohlund
Niels
Known for
Come Undone
Because of a Boy
Vincent Elbaz
Marcel
Known for
I Am Not an Easy Man
Vicky and Her Mystery
Frédéric Quiring
Patrick
Known for
Disclaimer
Nobody Else But You
Didier Haudepin Director · Claire Mercier Screenplay Jean-Marc Fabre Cinematographer
First release September 13, 1995 · Produced in France · Production La Sept Cinéma
Production
Bloody Mary Productions
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le plus bel âge
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 13, 1995
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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