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)…
Happiness (1965)
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.
Top 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)
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What is Happiness about?
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…
When was Happiness released?
Happiness was released in 1965.
What genres does Happiness belong to?
Happiness is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in Happiness?
The cast of Happiness includes Jean-Claude Drouot, Claire Drouot, Olivier Drouot, Sandrine Drouot, Marie-France Boyer.