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La belle époque

R 2019 1h 55m Comedy Drama List
90% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Todd McCarthy Hollywood Reporter Everything clicks here, all the time. May 22, 2019 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net LA BELLE ÉPOQUE is an ambitious, if not altogether successful, film, made better by how it captures the essence of how nostalgia feels. Rated: 5/5 Jul 6, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage Cleverness and brilliant editing will sustain us through a story that's irremediably elemental, simple, and light. Jul 28, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ilya O Made me laugh and cry Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review John F best film that i have seen in a long time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/07/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Original scenario, good actors, a very good movie! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
François Kraus, Denis Pineau-Valencienne
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)
Runtime
1h 55m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)