
Happiness
Only a woman could dare to make this film.
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1965)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris Zoological Park, Château de Vincennes and Vincennes
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Setting
Set in Fontenay-aux-Roses and Château de Vincennes
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Music
Music by Jean-Michel Defaye
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jean Rabier
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Agnès VardaWriter
- Original title
- Le Bonheur
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 10, 1965
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
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