Bright Days Ahead
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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Cast
22 people
Fanny Ardant
Caroline
Known for
8 Women
La Belle Époque
Emilie Caen
L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours
Hortense Gélinet
L'Anglaise
Laurent Lafitte
Julien
Known for
Elle
Divorce French Style
Patrick Chesnais
Philippe
Known for
The Emperor of Paris
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jean-François Stévenin
Roger
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Small Change
Fanny Cottençon
Chantal
Known for
Conversations with My Gardener
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
Catherine Lachens
Sylviane
Known for
French Twist
French Cuisine
Alain Cauchi
Jacky
Known for
Student Services
Josep
Marie Rivière
Jocelyne
Known for
The Green Ray
An Autumn Tale
Olivia Côte
Lydia - la prof de théâtre
Known for
My Donkey, My Lover & I
In Safe Hands
Émilie Caen
L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours
Known for
Into the Night
The Intouchables
Marion Vernoux Director · Fanny Chesnel Screenplay Nicolas Gaurin Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.9M · Budget $3.3M · First release June 19, 2013
Box office
Budget
$3,300,000
Worldwide gross
$4,949,039
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Tribeca Film
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Beaux Jours
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Switzerland · June 19, 2013
Digital
France · June 19, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 20, 2017 · TV · France 3
Germany
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
June 26, 2014 · Theatrical
September 19, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Japan
April 27, 2014 · Digital
Spain
November 29, 2013 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 27, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 20, 2014 · Theatrical
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