Happiness
“Only a woman could dare to make this film.”
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.
Rating
7.4/10
303 votes
Runtime
80 min
Theatrical cut
Released
1965
Released
Language
FR
Le Bonheur
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
Marc Eyraud
Joseph Chevalier
Christian Riehl
Paul Vecchiali
Paul
Yvonne Dany
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
