Some lovely images have become avail be for/from My Golden Days. I’ll scatter them among the synopisis…
The film is the story of Paul Dédalus, an anthropologist preparing to leave Tajikistan (played in his middle age by Mathieu Amalric). Reflecting on his life, he has a series of flashbacks starting from his childhood in Roubaix‹his mother’s attacks of madness, his father’s alienating depression.
He remembers a student trip to the USSR, where a clandestine mission led him to offer up his own identity for a young Russian, whom he considered a phantom twin for the remainder of his life. He remembers University life, and returning to his hometown to party with his sister and her best friend, his shifting circle of friends and their casual betrayals.
And most of all he remembers Esther, the beautiful, rude, haughty soul and love of his life.
From acclaimed filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin, director of A Christmas Tale and Kings & Queen, this film features stunning performances from newcomers Quentin Domaire as young Paul, and Lou Roy-Lecollinet as the unforgettable Esther.
The film premiered in the Directors Fortnight of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the SACD Award.
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