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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.5 / 100
2013·Drama / Romance·1h 34m

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?

Above the Line
Marion Vernoux·DirectorFanny Chesnel·ScreenplayMarion Vernoux·ScreenplayNicolas Gaurin·Director of PhotographyQuentin Sirjacq·MusicBenoît Quinon·Editor
Cast
Fanny Ardant·CarolineLaurent Lafitte·JulienPatrick Chesnais·PhilippeJean-François Stévenin·RogerFanny Cottençon·ChantalCatherine Lachens·SylvianeAlain Cauchi·JackyMarie Rivière·JocelyneOlivia Côte·Lydia - la prof de théâtreÉmilie Caen·L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 1
Marion Vernoux·Director
Writing· 3
Fanny Chesnel·ScreenplayMarion Vernoux·ScreenplayFanny Chesnel·Novel
Camera· 1
Nicolas Gaurin·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Benoît Quinon·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Quentin Sirjacq·Music
Art & Design· 5
Yann Dury·Production DesignHyat Luszpinski·Costume DesignMarité Coutard·Costume DesignChristophe Oliveira·Key Makeup ArtistVéronique Boumaza·Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Denis Pineau-Valencienne·ProducerFrançois Kraus·ProducerJuliette Renaud·ProducerRichard Rousseau·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Jean-Jacques Puchu·Key Hair Stylist
By the Numbers
61.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
ROI 50%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#C0D8E8
#403830
#807060
Mood
Contemplative, Hopeful
Composition
Split
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man and a woman stand side-by-side on a sandy beach with gentle waves in the background under a bright, light blue sky. The man is on the left, looking slight”

romancedrama
Key Elements
Sunglasses On Man's Sweater
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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