My Golden Days
| My Golden Days | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Arnaud Desplechin |
| Written by | Arnaud Desplechin Julie Peyr |
| Produced by | Oury Milshtein Tatiana Bouchain |
| Starring | Quentin Dolmaire Lou Roy-Lecollinet Mathieu Amalric Françoise Lebrun |
| Cinematography | Irina Lubtchansky |
| Edited by | Laurence Briaud |
| Music by | Grégoire Hetzel |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Le Pacte |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3.9 million[1] |
| Box office | $1.6 million[2] |
My Golden Days (French title: Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse; also titled My Golden Years) is a 2015 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It is a prequel to the 1996 film My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument.[3] It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[4] where it won the SACD Prize.[5][6]
Cast
- Quentin Dolmaire as Paul Dédalus
- Lou Roy-Lecollinet as Esther
- Mathieu Amalric as Paul (adult)
- Dinara Droukarova as Irina
- Pierre-Benoist Varoclier as Yorick
- Françoise Lebrun as Rose
- Irina Vavilova as Mme Sidorov
- Olivier Rabourdin as Abel Dédalus
- Anne Benoît as Louise
- Elyot Milshtein as Marc Zylberberg
- Pierre Andrau as Kovalki
- Lily Taieb as Delphine Dédalus
- Raphaël Cohen as Ivan Dédalus
- Clémence Le Gall as Pénélope
- Théo Fernandez as Bob
- Yassine Douighi as Medhi
- Ève Doé-Bruce as Professor Béhanzin
- Mélodie Richard as Gilberte
- Pierre-Benoist Varoclier as Yorick
- Éric Ruf as Kovalki (adult)
- Patrick d'Assumçao as The Monk
Reception
Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, My Golden Days currently holds an 88% approval rating based on 69 critics, and an average rating of 7.5/10.[7] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, reports a score of 89 out of 100, based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]
Accolades
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabourg Film Festival[9] | Best Director | Arnaud Desplechin | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival[5] | SACD Prize | Won | |
| César Awards[10] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Arnaud Desplechin | Won | |
| Most Promising Actor | Quentin Dolmaire | Nominated | |
| Most Promising Actress | Lou Roy-Lecollinet | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Irina Lubtchansky | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Laurence Briaud | Nominated | |
| Best Original Music | Grégoire Hetzel | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Nicolas Cantin, Sylvain Malbrant and Stéphane Thiébaut | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Nathalie Raoul | Nominated | |
| Best Production Design | Toma Baquéni | Nominated | |
| Chicago International Film Festival[11] | Best Art Direction | Toma Baqueni | Won |
| Louis Delluc Prize[12] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Lumières Awards[13] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Arnaud Desplechin | Won | |
| Most Promising Actor | Quentin Dolmaire | Nominated | |
| Most Promising Actress | Lou Roy-Lecollinet | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Irina Lubtchansky | Nominated | |
| Best Music | Grégoire Hetzel | Won | |
| Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario[14] | Best Original Screenplay | Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr | Won |
References
- ^ JP. "Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse (My Golden Days) (2015)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse (My Golden Days)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Richford, Rhonda (17 April 2015). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Announces Arnaud Desplechin's 'My Golden Years'". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ ""My Golden Days" by Desplechin selected for the Directors' Fortnight". Directors' Fortnight. French Directors Guild. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ a b Ford, Rebecca (22 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Embrace of the Serpent' Tops Directors' Fortnight Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Quinzaine des Réalisateurs [@Quinzaine] (22 May 2015). "Mention to "The Exquisite Corpus de/by Peter Tscherkassky #quinzaine2015" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 May 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ "My Golden Days (Trois Souvenirs De Ma Jeunesse) (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "My Golden Days Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Le Palmarès des Swann d'Or 2015". Cabourg Film Festival. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (27 January 2016). "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "51st Chicago International Film Festival Reveals Its Competition Winners At Awards Night". Chicago International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 December 2015). "Philippe Faucon's 'Fatima' Wins Louis Delluc Prize for Best French Film". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. Webedia. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Prix et nominations : Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario 2016". AlloCiné. Webedia. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
