The Best Years of a Life (2019)
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They knew each other long ago: a man and a woman whose dazzling and unexpected romance captured in the now-iconic film revolutionized our understanding of love. Today, the former race car driver seems lost in the pathways of his memory. In order to help him, his son seeks out the woman his father wasn’t able to cherish but whom he constantly revisits in his thoughts and dreams. Anne reunites with Jean-Louis and their story picks up where they left it…
- Released: 2019-05-22
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 30m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 105 votes
Directed by Claude Lelouch.
Top cast
- Anouk Aimée as Anne Gauthier
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis Duroc
- Antoine Sire as Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis
- Marianne Denicourt as La responsable de la maison de retraite
- Souad Amidou as Françoise Gauthier, la fille d'Anne
- Monica Bellucci as Elena Duroc, la fille de Jean-Louis
- Tess Lauvergne as Tess
- Laurent Prudhomme as Gendarme
- Jean-Yves Cressenville as Gendarme
- Bernard Warnas as Gendarme
Where to watch The Best Years of a Life
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
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