Bright Days Ahead | |
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Directed by | Marion Vernoux |
Written by | Fanny Chesnel Marion Vernoux |
Starring | Fanny Ardant Laurent Lafitte Patrick Chesnais Jean-François Stévenin Fanny Cottençon Catherine Lachens Alain Cauchi Marie Rivière Marc Chapiteau |
Cinematography | Nicolas Gaurin |
Edited by | Benoît Quinon |
Music by | Quentin Sirjacq |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $3.3 million |
Box office | $4.2 million[1] |
Bright Days Ahead (French: Les Beaux Jours) is a 2013 French romance film directed by Marion Vernoux.[2] It was screened in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] In January 2014, Fanny Ardant received a nomination for Best Actress at the 39th César Awards.[4] Based on a novel by Fanny Chesnel, it tells the story of a married woman who retires at age 60 and joins a computer class, where she starts an affair with the much younger instructor.