Those Were the Days

Synopsis

The grueling, emotionally torturous world of French preparatory schools provides the framework for this mystery. The deliberately rigorous courses are designed to prepare students to take the brutal examinations for entry into the elite Grand Ecoles, where a select few will gain the skills and education needed to insure a bright, prosperous future for themselves. The story centers on Delphine, a girl from the lower classes, and the upper class Claude. Both young women aspire to attend the Ecole Normale Superieure on the Rue d'Ulm. Delphine lives in humble public housing with her dull mother and two young brothers while Claude, who considers herself a Communist, lives in luxury with her own servant; she is sexually involved with fellow- student, Axel, who thinks himself a fascist.

Main Cast

Élodie Bouchez

Delphine

Age : 51 | Popularity : 9%

Melvil Poupaud

Axel

Age : 51 | Popularity : 7%

Sophie Aubry

Claude

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Gaël Morel

Bertrand

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Blandine Lenoir

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Myriam Boyer

Age : 75 | Popularity : 6%

Sylvie Testud

Age : 53 | Popularity : 9%

Marcel Bozonnet

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Alexandre Desplat
Editing	Editor	Juliette Welfling
Camera	Director of Photography	Jean-Marc Fabre
Writing	Screenplay	Didier Haudepin Claire Mercier
Directing	Director	Didier Haudepin
Art	Production Design	Michel Vandestien
Department	Role	Name

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