Synopsis
Victor, a disillusioned sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside down on the day when Antoine, a brilliant entrepreneur, offers him a new kind of attraction: mixing theatrical artifices and historical reconstruction, this company offers his clients a chance to dive back into the era of their choice. Victor then chose to relive the most memorable week of his life: the one where, 40 years earlier, he met the great love.
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Cast
- Daniel AuteuilVictor Drumond
- Guillaume CanetAntoine
- Doria TillierMargot
- Fanny ArdantMarianne Drumond
- Pierre ArditiPierre
- Denis PodalydèsFrançois
- Michaël CohenMaxime Drumond
- Jeanne ArènesAmélie
- Bertrand PoncetAdrien
- Bruno RaffaelliMaurice / Yvon / Hemingway
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
La Belle Epoque is the sort of vastly entertaining mainstream French film that was produced with regularity during the 1970s-'80s and was sometimes remade by Hollywood. Those days are long gone but it could happen with this witty, sexy and original romantic comedy that touches many points of satisfaction. - 90
Variety
In the end, the story’s custom reenactment gimmick may not even have been necessary, so well-written and executed is the personal journey that underlies it. - 80
Screen Daily
The second feature from Nicolas Bedos is a sweet, inventive Richard Curtis-style romantic-comedy crowdpleaser that deftly balances hearty laughs and heartwarming emotion. - 40
The Guardian
It’s comedy-drama that is not funny enough to count as a comedy and not plausible enough to count as a drama. You’re going to need a very sweet tooth for it – sweeter than the one I have.
