La Belle Époque
If you could live your own life again, would you do it?
2019 | 115m | French
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Nicolas Bedos |
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| Writer: | Nicolas Bedos |
| Staring: |
| 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 customers to return to the time period of their choosing. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 06, 2019 |
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| Director: | Nicolas Bedos |
| Writer: | Nicolas Bedos |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | husband wife relationship, nostalgia, romance, back in time, theater, favourite time |
| Production Companies | France 2 Cinéma, Les Films du Kiosque, Pathé, Orange Studio, uMedia, Hugar Prod |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $13,935,410
Budget: $11,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 03, 2025 Entered: Sep 03, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Daniel Auteuil | Victor Drumond |
| Guillaume Canet | Antoine |
| Doria Tillier | Margot |
| Fanny Ardant | Marianne Drumond |
| Pierre Arditi | Pierre |
| Denis Podalydès | François |
| Michaël Cohen | Maxime Drumond |
| Jeanne Arènes | Amélie |
| Bertrand Poncet | Adrien |
| Bruno Raffaelli | Maurice / Yvon / Hemingway |
| Lizzie Brocheré | Gisèle / Margot's girlfriend |
| Thomas Scimeca | Freddy / Hans Axel Von Fersen |
| Christiane Millet | Sylvie / Josiane |
| Cédric Zimmerlin | The 'Time Travelers' consultant |
| François Vincentelli | Lionel, Margot's fake husband |
| Claude Aufaure | Peter's father |
| Sandrine Moaligou | Lucie, the waitress |
| Pierre Forest | The hotel receptionist |
| Frédéric Sandeau | Jean-Claude, the bartender |
| Jean-Noël Martin | The man at the counter |
| Loïc Lacoua | Ludo, the colleague |
| Constance Gay | Margot's replacement |
| Maria Verdi | The singer |
| Clément Moreau | Alex, the dresser |
| Éric Frey | Napoléon III |
| Urbain Cancelier | Villemain |
| Élisabeth Vitali | The Baroness |
| Laetitia de Fombelle | The Marquise with pearls |
| Lucie Bertin | Guest of the Baroness |
| Yann Chermat | Guest of the Baroness |
| Pierre Estorges | The Jewish Marquis |
| Yves-Batek Mendy | The valet |
| Gaël Tavares | Gang member |
| Abraham Touré | Gang member |
| Soufiane Abitar | Gang member |
| Hakou Benosmane | Gang member |
| Adrien Ruiz | Gang member |
| Wilhem Mahtallah | The control room consultant |
| 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 | Guest at Maxime's dinner |
| Laurent Marion | Maxime employee |
| Sébastien Corona | Maxime employee |
| Hugues Martel | Boring dinner guest |
| Franck Mercadal | Boring dinner guest |
| Valérie de Monza | Boring dinner guest |
| Claire Barbotin | Boring dinner guest |
| Mila Ayache | Léa, the pavilion's little girl |
| Bertrand Combe | The real estate agent |
| Anne Aor | Elderly Gisèle |
| Sophie-Marie Larrouy | Extra at the castle |
| Evelyne Bonneau | Extra at the castle |
| Dimitri Leroy | John Lennon lookalike |
| Tobias Licht | German general |
| Mélina Ferné | The woman at the orgy |
| Fabien Cahen | The guitarist at the party |
| Eric Cornet | The counter neighbor |
| Tam Ara | Housekeeper at dinner (uncredited) |
| Arnaud de Montlivault | Louis XVI (uncredited) |
| Emmanuel Ménard | Hitler lookalike (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stéphane Rozenbaum | Production Design |
| Hugues Lavau | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Laurent Bozzi | Hairstylist |
| Anny Danché | Editor |
| Emmanuelle Prévost | Casting |
| Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen | Original Music Composer |
| Nicolas Bedos | Writer, Director, Original Music Composer |
| Matthieu Beutter | Graphic Designer |
| Virginie Berland | Wigmaker |
| Sylvain Monod | Production Manager |
| Lisa Schonker | Key Makeup Artist |
| Rémi Daru | Production Sound Mixer |
| Florent Vassault | Editor |
| Daniel Dittmann | First Assistant Director |
| Séverin Favriau | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Frédérique Arguello | Hairstylist |
| Nicolas Bolduc | Director of Photography |
| Emmanuelle Youchnovski | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Beata Saboova | Producer |
| François Fontès | Co-Producer |
| Adrian Politowski | Executive Producer |
| Marie de Cenival | Producer |
| François Kraus | Producer |
| René Kraus | Co-Producer |
| Ardavan Safaee | Producer |
| Denis Pineau-Valencienne | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 55 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 9 | 525 | 676 |
maketheSWITCH
7.0
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 Kalkopf Read Joel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-la-belle-epoque-crowd-pleasing-french-romantic-comedy
Jun 23, 2021