Synopsis
Full of esprit, charm and truth, this French comedy plays with the question as to whether everything really was better in the old days. For Victor (Daniel Auteuil) the years of success as an cartoonist are over. And his wife Marianne (Fanny Ardant) has also decided that he should now only be part of her past. So an offer from an event agency is a godsend for Victor, fast approaching 70: they allow customers to enjoy the epoch of their choice – with the aid of expensive sets and film casts. Victor plumps for the year 1974 and the day he met his wife. The combination of neon lights, flared trousers and loads of cigarette smoke become for Victor a kind of elixir of life, at whose centre the enchanting actress Margot (Doria Tillier) blurs the borders between then and now.
Bio
NICOLAS BEDOS (*1980) is the son of legendary humorist Guy Bedos and started out as a columnist, stage director and actor. In 2017, he directed his debut feature, the comedy Mr & Mrs Adelman, in which he also starred alongside his girlfriend Doria Tillier.
Info
Original Title: La Belle Époque
International Title: La Belle Époque
Category: Feature
Section: Voilà!
Version & Subtitles: French OV with German subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Nicolas Bedos
Cast/Protagonists: Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier, Fanny Ardant
Production country: France
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 115 min
Producer: Cyrille Lehmann, François Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne
Production company: Les Films du Kiosque
Cinematography: Nicolas Bolduc
Editor: Anny Danché, Florent Vassault
Music: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen
Production Design: Stéphane Rozenbaum
Distributor: Torsten Koch, Constantin Film Distribution






