The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (film)

2008 French film

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Theatrical release poster

French	Le Premier Jour du reste de ta vie

Directed by	Rémi Bezançon
Written by	Rémi Bezançon
Produced by	Éric Altmayer Nicolas Altmayer
Starring	Jacques Gamblin Zabou Breitman Déborah François Marc-André Grondin Pio Marmaï
Cinematography	Antoine Monod
Edited by	Sophie Reine
Music by	Sinclair
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release dates	13 June 2008 (2008-06-13) (Cabourg Film Festival) 23 July 2008 (2008-07-23) (France)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$5.9 million^[1]
Box office	$13.2 million^[2]

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (French: Le Premier Jour du reste de ta vie) is a 2008 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Rémi Bezançon. The film received 9 César Award nominations, winning three (Best Editing, Most Promising Actor and Most Promising Actress).

Cast

Jacques Gamblin as Robert Duval
Zabou Breitman as Marie-Jeanne Duval
Déborah François as Fleur Duval
Marc-André Grondin as Raphaël Duval
Pio Marmaï as Albert Duval
Roger Dumas as Pierre
Cécile Cassel as Prune
Stanley Weber as Éric
Sarah Cohen-Hadria as Clara
Camille De Pazzis as Moïra
François-Xavier Demaison as Doctor Marcaurel
Gilles Lellouche as The white rasta

Awards and nominations

César Awards (France)
- Won: Best Editing (Sophie Reine)
- Won: Most Promising Actor (Marc-André Grondin)
- Won: Most Promising Actress (Déborah François)
- Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Jacques Gamblin)
- Nominated: Best Director (Rémi Bezançon)
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Music (Sinclair)
- Nominated: Best Writing – Original (Rémi Bezançon)
- Nominated: Most Promising Actor (Pio Marmaï)
Étoiles d'Or (France)
- Won: Best Writer (Rémi Bezançon)