The Best Years of a Life

„The Best Years of a Life“ is a 2019 French drama film directed by Claude Lelouch. It was screened at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Former racecar driver Jean-Louis Duroc is convinced that his best years are all behind him. He now resides in an assisted living facility, refusing to make friends or participate in any of the organized activities. Instead, he sits alone, lost in his thoughts and dreaming of the one woman who meant so much to him. And they meet again – Man (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Woman (Anouk Aimee). In the film we see scenes from a film made 1966 when the same actors played together in the legendary and award-winning movie „Man and Woman“. Now, more than fifty years have passed but the their warm smiles are the same.