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"Masterpiece! This is what great cinema looks like. Richly, fully alive." -The Nation
"Marvelously vivid. Rich and intensely personal. Some of the most fluid, emotionally resonant filmmaking of Desplechin’s career." -Variety
"An exhilarating gift. Nothing gets lost in translation as this coming-of-age tale brims over with humor, heartbreak and ravishing romance." -Rolling Stone
MY GOLDEN DAYS is the story of Paul Dédalus, an anthropologist preparing to leave Tajikistan (played in his middle age by Matheiu 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.
Another sensitive, nuanced gem from acclaimed filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin, director of "A Christmas Tale" and "Kings & Queen," MY GOLDEN DAYS 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 (Authors Society--the French equivalent to the Writers Guild).