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Bright Days Ahead

Play trailer Poster for Bright Days Ahead 2014,  1h 34m,  Romance/ Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 87% 23 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
87% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A married dentist (Fanny Ardant) who has been forced into early retirement has an affair with a much-younger computer instructor (Laurent Lafitte).

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Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) Jun 20, 2014
3/5
This engaging French comedy has Fanny Ardant in Mrs Robinson mode as an improbably glamorous retired dentist who has an affair with a younger man. Go to Full Review
Leslie Felperin Guardian Jun 19, 2014
3/5
To the film's credit, no one finds the age gap that scandalous, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter. These are people at very different places in life. Go to Full Review
Nigel Andrews Financial Times Jun 19, 2014
3/5
Don't hold your breath, or your heart: it's not exactly Brief Encounter. But Ardant has the moves. It's the younger cast members who must struggle to keep up. Go to Full Review
Sarah Brinks Battleship Pretension Mar 4, 2021
I think Bright Days Ahead will resonate with people who are nearing or in retirement, but people of all ages can appreciate it as a good film with a good story and strong acting. Go to Full Review
Edward Frost CineVue Mar 26, 2019
3/5
Bright Days Ahead is a likable piece offering reassurance that life begins, rather than ends, at sixty. Go to Full Review
Jon Lyus HeyUGuys Jun 20, 2014
4/5
Bright Days Ahead is a fitting title for a story about one woman's transition at a turning point of her life where time is no longer her enemy, but her anchor. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Marion Vernoux

Director

Fanny Ardant

Caroline

Laurent Lafitte

Julien

Patrick Chesnais

Philippe

Jean-François Stévenin

Roger

Fanny Cottençon

Chantal

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Movie Info

Synopsis A married dentist (Fanny Ardant) who has been forced into early retirement has an affair with a much-younger computer instructor (Laurent Lafitte).
Director
Marion Vernoux
Producer
François Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne, Juliette Favreul Renaud
Screenwriter
Marion Vernoux, Fanny Chesnel, Fanny Chesnel
Distributor
Tribeca Film
Production Co
Les Films du Kiosque, Direct Cinéma, 27.11 Production
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 25, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 17, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.1K
Runtime
1h 34m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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