# The Best Years of a Life (2019)

> An elderly man revisits the living presence of his great former love as memories, dreams, and youthful images fold into the present.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/407829

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Director: Claude Lelouch
- Cast: Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Antoine Sire, Marianne Denicourt, Souad Amidou, Monica Bellucci, Tess Lauvergne, Laurent Prudhomme
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9075612/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: wistful, nostalgic, poetic, quiet evening, romantic movie night

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