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Bright Days Ahead

2013 · 94 min · Director: Marion Vernoux, Marion Vernoux ★ IMDb 6.3 · 2,007 ratings

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The retired dentist Caroline attends a class for computer users. Although she is married, she falls in love with her significantly younger lecturer. It turns out he used to visit her surgery because primarily in order to enjoy her view. Her husband finds out about her affair with this admirer.

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Bright Days Ahead (2013) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Love
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 73 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessLoveTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor28 %13 %0 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor32 %18 %4 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor35 %18 %16 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Love37 %14 %25 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor38 %11 %25 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love38 %11 %26 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor38 %11 %28 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Love41 %9 %32 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Love44 %17 %31 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Sadness48 %34 %21 %35 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Sadness53 %36 %28 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Love52 %23 %40 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Love50 %26 %36 %32 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Sadness58 %45 %30 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Tension65 %53 %29 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Sadness63 %50 %24 %56 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension54 %39 %24 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Love47 %29 %34 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Hope48 %21 %39 %22 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Humor47 %10 %35 %15 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Fanny Ardant

Caroline

FC
Fanny Cottençon

Chantal

CL
Catherine Lachens

Sylviane

AC
Alain Cauchi

Jacky

Marie Rivière

Jocelyne

OC
Olivia Côte

Lydia - la prof de théâtre

ÉC
Émilie Caen

L'hôtesse des Beaux Jours

ÉB
Éléonore Bernheim

Lise

ML
Maud Le Guénédal

Rebecca

HG
Hortense Gelinet

L'Anglaise

MC
Marc Chapiteau

Hugues

FL
Francis Leplay

Le prof d'oenologie

SD
Sylvie Degryse

Ségolène

MB
Marie Boissard

Christine

JF
José Fumanal

Un membre du club

JA
Jeanne Audiard

Anaïs

Details

Written by
Marion Vernoux, Marc Syrigas, Fanny Chesnel, Marion Vernoux
Type
Movies
Released
2013
Runtime
94 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 2,007 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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