Movie Cosmos - La Belle Époque

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Daniel Auteuil

As Victor Drumond

Guillaume Canet

As Antoine

Doria Tillier

As Margot

Fanny Ardant

As Marianne Drumond

Pierre Arditi

As Pierre

Denis Podalydès

As François

Michaël Cohen

As Maxime Drumond

Jeanne Arènes

As Amélie

Bertrand Poncet

As Adrien

Bruno Raffaelli

As Maurice / Yvon / Hemingway

Lizzie Brocheré

As Gisèle / Margot's girlfriend

Thomas Scimeca

As Freddy / Hans Axel Von Fersen

Christiane Millet

As Sylvie / Josiane

Cédric Zimmerlin

As The 'Time Travelers' consultant

François Vincentelli

As Lionel, Margot's fake husband

Claude Aufaure

As Peter's father

Sandrine Moaligou

As Lucie, the waitress

Pierre Forest

As The hotel receptionist

Frédéric Sandeau

As Jean-Claude, the bartender

Jean-Noël Martin

As The man at the counter

Loïc Lacoua

As Ludo, the colleague

Constance Gay

As Margot's replacement

Maria Verdi

As The singer

Clément Moreau

As Alex, the dresser

Éric Frey

As Napoléon III

Urbain Cancelier

As Villemain

Élisabeth Vitali

As The Baroness

Laetitia de Fombelle

As The Marquise with pearls

Lucie Bertin

As Guest of the Baroness

Yann Chermat

As Guest of the Baroness

Pierre Estorges

As The Jewish Marquis

Yves-Batek Mendy

As The valet

Gaël Tavares

As Gang member

Abraham Touré

As Gang member

Soufiane Abitar

As Gang member

Hakou Benosmane

As Gang member

Adrien Ruiz

As Gang member

Wilhem Mahtallah

As The control room consultant

Niki Zischka

As Guest at Maxime's dinner

Jürgen Zwingel

As Guest at Maxime's dinner

Benjamin Guillard

As Guest at Maxime's dinner

Elisabeth Duda

As Guest at Maxime's dinner

Santha Leng

As Guest at Maxime's dinner

Yamina Meghraoui

As Guest at Maxime's dinner

Laurent Marion

As Maxime employee

Sébastien Corona

As Maxime employee

Hugues Martel

As Boring dinner guest

Franck Mercadal

As Boring dinner guest

Valérie de Monza

As Boring dinner guest

Claire Barbotin

As Boring dinner guest

Mila Ayache

As Léa, the pavilion's little girl

Bertrand Combe

As The real estate agent

Anne Aor

As Elderly Gisèle

Sophie-Marie Larrouy

As Extra at the castle

Evelyne Bonneau

As Extra at the castle

Dimitri Leroy

As John Lennon lookalike

Tobias Licht

As German general

Mélina Ferné

As The woman at the orgy

Fabien Cahen

As The guitarist at the party

Eric Cornet

As The counter neighbor

Tam Ara

As Housekeeper at dinner (uncredited)

Arnaud de Montlivault

As Louis XVI (uncredited)

Emmanuel Ménard

As Hitler lookalike (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Nicolas Bedos

Writer, Director, Original Music Composer

Stéphane Rozenbaum

Production Design

Sylvain Monod

Production Manager

Ardavan Safaee

Producer

Hugues Lavau

Key Makeup Artist

Lisa Schonker

Key Makeup Artist

Daniel Dittmann

First Assistant Director

Matthieu Beutter

Graphic Designer

Jean-Paul Hurier

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rémi Daru

Production Sound Mixer

Séverin Favriau

Supervising Sound Editor

Adrian Politowski

Executive Producer

Beata Saboova

Producer

Marie de Cenival

Producer

Frédérique Arguello

Hairstylist

Virginie Berland

Wigmaker

Laurent Bozzi

Hairstylist

Nicolas Bolduc

Director of Photography

Anny Danché

Editor

Florent Vassault

Editor

Emmanuelle Youchnovski

Costume Design

Emmanuelle Prévost

Casting

François Kraus

Producer

Denis Pineau-Valencienne

Producer

François Fontès

Co-Producer

René Kraus

Co-Producer

Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen

Original Music Composer

Reviews:

SWITCH. (7/10)

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.