Daniel Auteuil plays Victor, a depressed ex-comic book artist in a marriage very much on the rocks with Marianne (Fanny Ardant). Guillaume Canet is Antoine, an entrepreneur whose company allows his clients to go back to the era of their choice – like a big movie set, where all details of the era are recreated and actors portray whatever fits what their clients have chosen. Auteuil is offered the chance and decides to go back to the 70’s at what was his favourite spot: La Belle Époque, a pub where he met his long-lost love. Very funny, charming and smart film with a few twists and surprises that avoids the usual clichés and instead offers incredibly strong performances and a super tight script. I must confess that I’m usually sold in advance with this type of story (there’s no reason why anyone should have seen Midnight In Paris, for instance, as often as I did) – but I’d still recommend this to anyone looking for 2 hours of intelligent and especially comic escapism – in that respect it’s a small gem of a film . Watch the trailer here.
Cinema Del Peppel 