Bright Days Ahead

Bright Days Ahead
Film poster
Directed byMarion Vernoux
Written byFanny Chesnel
Marion Vernoux
StarringFanny Ardant
Laurent Lafitte
Patrick Chesnais
Jean-François Stévenin
Fanny Cottençon
Catherine Lachens
Alain Cauchi
Marie Rivière
Marc Chapiteau
CinematographyNicolas Gaurin
Edited byBenoît Quinon
Music byQuentin Sirjacq
Release date
  • 19 June 2013 (2013-06-19)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$3.3 million
Box office$4.2 million

Bright Days Ahead (French: Les Beaux Jours) is a 2013 French romance film directed by Marion Vernoux. It was screened in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. In January 2014, Fanny Ardant received a nomination for Best Actress at the 39th César Awards. Based on a novel by Fanny Chesnel, it tells the story of a married woman who retires at age 60 and joins a computer class, where she starts an affair with the much younger instructor.