The Best Years of a Life

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…

Cast

Anouk Aimée Anne Gauthier

Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Duroc

Antoine Sire Antoine Duroc, le fils de Jean-Louis

Marianne Denicourt La responsable de la maison de retraite

Souad Amidou Françoise Gauthier, la fille d'Anne

Monica Bellucci Elena Duroc, la fille de Jean-Louis

Tess Lauvergne Tess

Laurent Prudhomme Gendarme