La belle époque

R

2019

1 hr. 55 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

90%

30 Reviews

Tomatometer

86%

50+ Ratings

Audience Score

Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true love through a company that allows its customers to return to the time period of their choosing.

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Ilya O

Made me laugh and cry

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/23

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John F

best film that i have seen in a long time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/23

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charming m

Thoroughly enjoyable, although maybe only romantics will fall for its many charms. Très French, so très chic and sexy with some nice humorous touches, you'll wish you could travel back with bored character Daniel Auteuil back to his personal golden epoch with some beautiful people too. Although rooted in the modern day, it says more about the past and nostalgia with every glib cliché drawn from a gay 70s palette.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/04/22

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isla s

This is a French comedy fantasy drama film, with the first half being quite amusing, with perhaps relatable domestic tiffs shown and the like, then, in the 2nd half, it becomes somewhat more surreal, a bit more 'Truman Show'-esque, only the main character is partly in on it. Its a bit hard to describe to someone who hasn't seen it, without giving obvious spoilers. I quite admire some French films for how weirdly arty and philosophical they can be. Its surprisingly poignant and I found towards the end it became particularly romantic. Yes, I'd recommend this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I absolutely loved the idea for this film. Genius. Would definitely recommend it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Original scenario, good actors, a very good movie!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Nicolas Bedos

Director

Daniel Auteuil

Victor Drumond

Guillaume Canet

Antoine

Doria Tillier

Margot

Fanny Ardant

Marianne Drumond

Pierre Arditi

Pierre

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It's comedy-drama that is not funny enough to count as a comedy and not plausible enough to count as a drama.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 21, 2019

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Peter Debruge

Variety

Where 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...

Jun 3, 2019

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Todd McCarthy

Hollywood Reporter

Everything clicks here, all the time.

May 22, 2019

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

This delicious tale of lovers a half century apart is a postmodern romance. Part choose your own romantic adventure and era, part relationship drama.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 23, 2022

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Cleverness and brilliant editing will sustain us through a story that's irremediably elemental, simple, and light.

Jul 28, 2022

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Sure it’s manipulative, but this uneven French romantic comedy is also overflowing with old-fashioned uplifting charm.

Jun 24, 2022

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Synopsis

Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true love through a company that allows its customers to return to the time period of their choosing.

Director: Nicolas Bedos
Screenwriter: Nicolas Bedos
Production Co: Fils Prod, France 2 Cinéma, Les Films du Kiosque, Orange Studio, Umedia, Pathé Films, Hugar Prod
Rating: R (Drug Use|Brief Violence|Language|Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)