Those Were the Days
1995 | 85m | French
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Didier Haudepin |
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| Writer: | Didier Haudepin, Claire Mercier |
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| The grueling, emotionally torturous world of French preparatory schools provides the framework for this mystery. The deliberately rigorous courses are designed to prepare students to take the brutal examinations for entry into the elite Grand Ecoles, where a select few will gain the skills and education needed to insure a bright, prosperous future for themselves. The story centers on Delphine, a girl from the lower classes, and the upper class Claude. Both young women aspire to attend the Ecole Normale Superieure on the Rue d'Ulm. Delphine lives in humble public housing with her dull mother and two young brothers while Claude, who considers herself a Communist, lives in luxury with her own servant; she is sexually involved with fellow- student, Axel, who thinks himself a fascist. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 13, 1995 |
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| Director: | Didier Haudepin |
| Writer: | Didier Haudepin, Claire Mercier |
| Genres: | Drama |
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| Production Companies | La Sept Cinéma, Bloody Mary Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 12, 2025 Entered: Nov 12, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Élodie Bouchez | Delphine |
| Melvil Poupaud | Axel |
| Sophie Aubry | Claude |
| Gaël Morel | Bertrand |
| Blandine Lenoir | Blandine |
| Myriam Boyer | Bertrand's mother |
| Sylvie Testud | Sylvie |
| Marcel Bozonnet | Khâgne professor |
| Benjamin Mercer | Pierre |
| Nils Ohlund | Niels |
| Vincent Elbaz | Marcel |
| Frédéric Quiring | Patrick |
| Micha Lescot | Guillaume |
| Thierry de Peretti | Carlos |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Didier Haudepin | Screenplay, Director |
| Claire Mercier | Screenplay |
| Jean-Marc Fabre | Director of Photography |
| Michel Vandestien | Production Design |
| Juliette Welfling | Editor |
| Alexandre Desplat | Music |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 11 | 386 | 733 |