Happiness

1965 • 1h 20m •

Drama Romance

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★ 7.5/10

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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.

"Only a woman could dare to make this film."

Top Billed Cast

Jean-Claude Drouot

François Chevalier

Claire Drouot

Thérèse Chevalier

Olivier Drouot

Pierrot Chevalier

Sandrine Drouot

Gisou Chevalier

Marie-France Boyer

Émilie Savignard

Marcelle Faure-Bertin

Bertin

Manon Lanclos

Mrs. Mesquier

Sylvia Saurel

Yvette Mercier

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2024-05-14

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...