The Best Years of a Life

Name: The Best Years of a Life
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Released: 2019-05-22
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Antoine Sire, Marianne Denicourt, Souad Amidou

2019·Movie·90 min·★ 6.6(98)

Drama Romance Comedy More French titles

They knew each other long ago: a man and a woman whose dazzling and unexpected romance captured in the now-iconic film revolutionized our understanding of love. Today, the former race car driver seems lost in the pathways of his memory. In order to help him, his son seeks out the woman his father wasn’t able to cherish but whom he constantly revisits in his thoughts and dreams. Anne reunites with Jean-Louis and their story picks up where they left it…

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About The Best Years of a Life

The Best Years of a Life is a 2019 French-language drama, romance and comedy film directed by Claude Lelouch. The cast is led by Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Antoine Sire. It has a runtime of 1h 30m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 100 ratings.

The Best Years of a Life was produced by France 2 Cinéma, Les Films 13, and Davis Films and made in France. It was released on May 22, 2019. At the box office it grossed around $2 million worldwide.

Director: Claude Lelouch
Writers: Claude Lelouch
Release date: May 22, 2019
Original language: French
Status: Released
Country: France
Box office: $2 million
Production: France 2 Cinéma, Les Films 13, Davis Films

The Best Years of a Life cast & crew

The Best Years of a Life was directed by Claude Lelouch and written by Claude Lelouch.

The cast features Anouk Aimée as Anne Gauthier, Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis Duroc, Antoine Sire as Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis, Marianne Denicourt as La responsable de la maison de retraite, Souad Amidou as Françoise Gauthier, la fille d'Anne, and Monica Bellucci as Elena Duroc, la fille de Jean-Louis.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Calogero, cinematography is by Robert Alazraki, and it was produced by Samuel Hadida and Victor Hadida.

Is The Best Years of a Life worth watching?

The Best Years of a Life holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 98 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 30m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy drama, romance, and comedy, The Best Years of a Life is worth a place on your watchlist.

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