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La belle époque

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 11/21/2019
2/5
It's comedy-drama that is not funny enough to count as a comedy and not plausible enough to count as a drama. Go to Full Review
Peter Debruge Variety 06/03/2019
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... Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter 05/22/2019
Everything clicks here, all the time. Go to Full Review
Joonatan Itkonen Region Free 07/06/2024
5/5
LA BELLE ÉPOQUE is an ambitious, if not altogether successful, film, made better by how it captures the essence of how nostalgia feels. Go to Full Review
Jane Freebury The Canberra Times (Australia) 08/23/2022
4/5
This delicious tale of lovers a half century apart is a postmodern romance. Part choose your own romantic adventure and era, part relationship drama. Go to Full Review
Erick Estrada Cinegarage 07/28/2022
Cleverness and brilliant editing will sustain us through a story that's irremediably elemental, simple, and light. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Ilya O 11/10/2023 Made me laugh and cry See more charming m 10/03/2022 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. See more isla s 09/02/2022 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. See more 05/28/2021 I absolutely loved the idea for this film. Genius. Would definitely recommend it. See more 01/02/2021 Original scenario, good actors, a very good movie! See more 08/31/2020 Keen to see a French movie at our regional cinema ( first time in 2020 due CoVid restrictions!) Thoroughly enjoyed it although a bit confusing at the start with multiple exchanges between real time and re-enactments! Highly recommended- original plot, good script and very engaging. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Producer
François Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne
Screenwriter
Nicolas Bedos
Production Co
Hugar Prod, Umedia, Orange Studio, France 2 Cinéma, Fils Prod, Les Films du Kiosque, Pathé Films
Rating
R (Drug Use|Brief Violence|Language|Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 55m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)