My Golden Days | |
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French | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse |
Directed by | Arnaud Desplechin |
Written by | Arnaud Desplechin Julie Peyr |
Produced by | Oury Milshtein Tatiana Bouchain |
Starring |
Quentin Dolmaire Lou Roy-Lecollinet Mathieu Amalric |
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 | $4.2 million [1] |
Box office | $1.5 million [2] |
My Golden Days ( French: Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse, lit. 'Three Memories of my Youth'), also titled My Golden Years, is a 2015 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It stars Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, and Mathieu Amalric. 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]
Due to a passport problem, an anthropologist Paul is stopped and interrogated at the airport in Paris. He recalls the memories of his youth.
Told in three segments: (1: “Childhood”) Paul argues with his mother and goes and stays with an aunt. His mother dies and his angry father attacks him. (2: “Russia”) Paul is questioned about a passport irregularity. He explains that he went on a school trip to Russia. His Jewish friend agreed to act as a courier, handing over money and books. Paul gave up his passport (3: “Esther”) Paul falls in love with his sister’s friend Esther, beautiful, promiscuous, and unhappy. They meet at parties and begin a long-term relationship, though each has other lovers. Paul studies in Paris but returns home when he can. His tutor dies and he works on a research project in Tajikistan. (“Epilogue”) Paul bumps into Jean-Paul and his wife. Paul says Jean-Paul betrayed him while he was away.
The film had is world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2015. [7] It was released in France on 20 May 2015. [8]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 69 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "My Golden Years is a complex, well-acted coming-of-age drama." [9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 87 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [10]
Award | Year of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Cabourg Film Festival | 2015 | Best Director | Arnaud Desplechin | Won | [11] |
Cannes Film Festival | 2015 | SACD Prize | My Golden Days | Won | [5] |
César Award | 2016 | Best Film | My Golden Days | Nominated | [12] |
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 | 2015 | Best Art Direction | Toma Baqueni | Won | [13] |
Louis Delluc Prize | 2015 | Best Film | My Golden Days | Nominated | [14] |
Lumières Award | 2016 | Best Film | My Golden Days | Nominated | [15] |
Best Director | Arnaud Desplechin | Won | |||
Best Male Revelation | Quentin Dolmaire | Nominated | |||
Best Female Revelation | 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 | 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Arnaud Desplechin and Julie Peyr | Won | [16] |