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Those Were the Days (1995)

Those Were the Days (1995)

Drama
Release Date: 1995, September 13
Directors: Didier Haudepin
Countries: France
Production: Bloody Mary Productions, La Sept Cinéma, La Sept Cinéma
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Sylvie Testud, Élodie Bouchez, Micha Lescot, Frédéric Quiring, Vincent Elbaz, Myriam Boyer, Blandine Lenoir, Marcel Bozonnet, Nils Ohlund, Sophie Aubry

Overview:

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.