
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfLead performance from Fanny Ardant is superbly measured, bringing an interesting internalization to an occasionally, but not crushingly, routine look at the power of flirtation. |
| HeyUGuysJon LyusBright Days Ahead is a fitting title for a story about one woman's transition at a turning point of her life where time is no longer her enemy, but her anchor. |
| It's Just MoviesRon WilkinsonA lightweight but sincere glimpse at starting life when many are ending it. |
| Montreal GazetteBrendan KellyIt's a moving drama about two themes not often brought together in the cinema -- adultery and retirement. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe well-observed script touches on a number of everyday issues about the aging process — whether you're pushing 40 or passing 60 — that add a tender and enlightening layer to this engaging, leisurely paced film. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA French dramedy about the love affair that brings pleasure to a married 64 year old woman and a 41 year-old computer teacher. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzBright Days Ahead offers an interesting twist on the May-December romance. |
| Total FilmPhilip KempIt's all a tad slight and glossy, but the performances redeem it ... |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonWe've seen variations on the character before. But Fanny Ardant's performance as the straitlaced wife ... is insightful and note-perfect. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Robbie CollinArdant gives a performance you just want to bask in, glowing with desire and desirability while avoiding cougarish mother-figure clichés. |