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Happiness

Drama · Romance

Happiness

Only a woman could dare to make this film.

7.4(308) 2/10/1965 1h 20m
DramaRomance

Though married to the good-natured, beautiful Thérèse, young husband and father François finds himself falling unquestioningly into an affair with an attractive postal worker. One of Agnès Varda's most provocative films, 'Le bonheur' examines, with a deceptively cheery palette and the spirited strains of Mozart, the ideas of fidelity and happiness in a modern, self-centered world.

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Jean-Claude Drouot

Jean-Claude Drouot

François Chevalier

CD

Claire Drouot

Thérèse Chevalier

OD

Olivier Drouot

Pierrot Chevalier

SD

Sandrine Drouot

Gisou Chevalier

Marie-France Boyer

Marie-France Boyer

Émilie Savignard

MF

Marcelle Faure-Bertin

Bertin

ML

Manon Lanclos

Mrs. Mesquier

Sylvia Saurel

Sylvia Saurel

Yvette Mercier

Directed by

Agnès Varda

Production

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CinemaSerf

7/10

5/14/2024

Ha! Talk about having your cake and eating it! "François" (Jean-Claude Drouot) is happily married to "Thérèse" (Claire Drouot) and living in a small apartment with their two children "Pierrot" and "Gisou". They are a loving couple and seem perfectly content with life. Then "François" is despatched to do some work away from home and when calling his boss from the post office encounters "Émilie" (Marie-France Boyer) with whom he swaps a smile. That's just the beginning as the two chat a little, flirt a little and then... Now he isn't a bad man in any malevolent sense, he genuinely loves his wife and makes it clear to his new friend that she will always take priority - a situation that "Émilie" appears to be quite willing to accept - albeit reservedly. Thing is, on a family picnic he decides

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