La belle époque
French comedy drama stars Daniel Auteil (Caché) as crotchety 60-something Victor, offered an escape from his life. A new service offers a chance at something different—a high-end re-enactment troupe using theatre and reconstruction to let their clients "travel" to an era of their choice. Victor chooses to relive the most important time of his life, the week 40 years earlier when he met his wife.
- Director:
- Nicolas Bedos ('Mr & Mrs Adelman')
- Writer:
- Nicolas Bedos
- Cast:
- Daniel AuteuilGuillaume CanetDoria TillierFanny ArdantPierre ArditiDenis PodalydèsMichaël CohenJeanne Arènes
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksTres Belle
A big, bold, lushly ludicrous romance, in which a cartoonist leaps back in time to the 1970s, in a funny, moving, intelligent and lovingly crafted crowd-pleaser. Director Nicolas Bedos captures the spirit of a bygone age of quirky film fantasy, giving it a dynamic 21st Century spin. With stars Fanny Ardant and Daniel Auteuil giving their all, it’s an...
New Zealand Listener
pressWriter-director Nicolas Bedos has more credits as an actor and writer than he does as director, so it shows astonishing promise that in only his third feature at the helm he mixes wit, imagination and insight into this fantastically enjoyable romp.
Stuff
pressA French screwball comedy that challenges 2017's C'est La Vie's crown, a relationship drama to rival Gallic classic Belle du Jour and a twinkling daydream that will evoke memories of Amelie, La Belle Epoque is your next must-see cinematic experience.
The Guardian
pressIt's comedy-drama that is not funny enough to count as a comedy and not plausible enough to count as a drama.
Variety
pressWhere so many high-concept romantic comedies squander their one big idea, "La Belle Époque" leverages its own to remind how and why we fall in love in the first place...
Screen Daily
pressA sweet, inventive Richard Curtis-style romantic-comedy crowdpleaser that deftly balances hearty laughs and heartwarming emotion.
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksNew Zealand Listener
pressWriter-director Nicolas Bedos has more credits as an actor and writer than he does as director, so it shows astonishing promise that in only his third feature at the helm he mixes wit, imagination and insight into this fantastically enjoyable romp.
Stuff
pressA French screwball comedy that challenges 2017's C'est La Vie's crown, a relationship drama to rival Gallic classic Belle du Jour and a twinkling daydream that will evoke memories of Amelie, La Belle Epoque is your next must-see cinematic experience.
The Guardian
pressIt's comedy-drama that is not funny enough to count as a comedy and not plausible enough to count as a drama.
Variety
pressWhere so many high-concept romantic comedies squander their one big idea, "La Belle Époque" leverages its own to remind how and why we fall in love in the first place...
Screen Daily
pressA sweet, inventive Richard Curtis-style romantic-comedy crowdpleaser that deftly balances hearty laughs and heartwarming emotion.
Tres Belle
A big, bold, lushly ludicrous romance, in which a cartoonist leaps back in time to the 1970s, in a funny, moving, intelligent and lovingly crafted crowd-pleaser. Director Nicolas Bedos captures the spirit of a bygone age of quirky film fantasy, giving it a dynamic 21st Century spin. With stars Fanny Ardant and Daniel Auteuil giving their all, it’s an...
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