Victor, a disillusioned sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside down on the day when Antoine, a brilliant entrepreneur, offers him a new kind of attraction: mixing theatrical artifices and historical reconstruction, this company offers his clients a chance to dive back into the era of their choice. Victor then chose to relive the most memorable week of his life: the one where, 40 years earlier, he met the great love.
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Film Cast:
- Victor Drumond: Daniel Auteuil
- Antoine: Guillaume Canet
- Margot: Doria Tillier
- Marianne Drumond: Fanny Ardant
- Pierre: Pierre Arditi
- François: Denis Podalydès
- Maxime Drumond: Michaël Cohen
- Amélie: Jeanne Arènes
- Adrien: Bertrand Poncet
- Maurice / Yvon / Hemingway: Bruno Raffaelli
- Gisèle / Margot’s girlfriend: Lizzie Brocheré
- Freddy / Hans Axel Von Fersen: Thomas Scimeca
- Sylvie / Josiane: Christiane Millet
- The ‘Time Travelers’ consultant: Cédric Zimmerlin
- Lionel, Margot’s fake husband: François Vincentelli
- Peter’s father: Claude Aufaure
- Lucie, the waitress: Sandrine Moaligou
- The hotel receptionist: Pierre Forest
- Jean-Claude, the bartender: Frédéric Sandeau
- The man at the counter: Jean-Noël Martin
- Ludo, the colleague: Loïc Lacoua
- Margot’s replacement: Constance Gay
- The singer: Maria Verdi
- Alex, the dresser: Clément Moreau
- Napoléon III: Éric Frey
- Villemain: Urbain Cancelier
- The Baroness: Élisabeth Vitali
- The Marquise with pearls: Laetitia de Fombelle
- Guest of the Baroness: Lucie Bertin
- Guest of the Baroness: Yann Chermat
- The Jewish Marquis: Pierre Estorges
- The valet: Yves-Batek Mendy
- Gang member: Gaël Tavares
- Gang member: Abraham Touré
- Gang member: Soufiane Abitar
- Gang member: Hakou Benosmane
- Gang member: Adrien Ruiz
- The control room consultant: Wilhem Mahtallah
- Guest at Maxime’s dinner: Niki Zischka
- Guest at Maxime’s dinner: Jürgen Zwingel
- Guest at Maxime’s dinner: Benjamin Guillard
- Guest at Maxime’s dinner: Elisabeth Duda
- Guest at Maxime’s dinner: Santha Leng
- Guest at Maxime’s dinner: Yamina Meghraoui
- Maxime employee: Laurent Marion
- Maxime employee: Sébastien Corona
- Boring dinner guest: Hugues Martel
- Boring dinner guest: Franck Mercadal
- Boring dinner guest: Valérie de Monza
- Boring dinner guest: Claire Barbotin
- Léa, the pavilion’s little girl: Mila Ayache
- The real estate agent: Bertrand Combe
- Elderly Gisèle: Anne Aor
- Extra at the castle: Sophie-Marie Larrouy
- Extra at the castle: Evelyne Bonneau
- John Lennon lookalike: Dimitri Leroy
- German general: Tobias Licht
- The woman at the orgy: Mélina Ferné
- The guitarist at the party: Fabien Cahen
- The counter neighbor: Eric Cornet
- Housekeeper at dinner (uncredited): Tam Ara
- Louis XVI (uncredited): Arnaud de Montlivault
- Hitler lookalike (uncredited): Emmanuel Ménard
Film Crew:
- Production Design: Stéphane Rozenbaum
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jean-Paul Hurier
- Editor: Anny Danché
- Producer: François Kraus
- Producer: Denis Pineau-Valencienne
- Writer: Nicolas Bedos
- Director of Photography: Nicolas Bolduc
- Casting: Emmanuelle Prévost
- Costume Design: Emmanuelle Youchnovski
- Production Manager: Sylvain Monod
- Supervising Sound Editor: Séverin Favriau
- Key Makeup Artist: Hugues Lavau
- Graphic Designer: Matthieu Beutter
- Editor: Florent Vassault
- Producer: Ardavan Safaee
- Original Music Composer: Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen
- Production Sound Mixer: Rémi Daru
- Co-Producer: François Fontès
- Co-Producer: René Kraus
- Key Makeup Artist: Lisa Schonker
- First Assistant Director: Daniel Dittmann
Movie Reviews:
- SWITCH.: There are a lot of layers in the storytelling, and Bedos does a great job of pacing them, maintaining a good rhythm throughout. It allows for an easy and pleasant movie-going experience, highlighting how well the French know how to produce crowd-pleasers – and this is every bit a crowd-pleaser. The romance is so pure, and there are genuine laugh-out-loud moments. I would have liked to have seen more, because while it raises such intriguing ideas, and you’re left feeling a bit hollow with how it all ends. It doesn’t quite reach the heights of some of its cinematic predecessors, but you will leave with warm fuzzy feelings inside – and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
– Joel KalkopfRead Joel’s full article…
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-la-belle-epoque-crowd-pleasing-french-romantic-comedy
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