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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- Released
- Production
- Parc Film
Keywords
- infidelity
- countryside
- extramarital affair
- woman director
- callous
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Top Cast
Jean-Claude Drouot as François Chevalier
Claire Drouot as Thérèse Chevalier
Olivier Drouot as Pierrot Chevalier
Sandrine Drouot as Gisou Chevalier
Marie-France Boyer as Émilie Savignard
Marcelle Faure-Bertin as Bertin
Manon Lanclos as Mrs. Mesquier
Sylvia Saurel as Yvette Mercier
Top Crew
Agnès Varda · Director, Writer
Jean-Michel Defaye · Composer
Claude Beausoleil · Cinematographer
Jean Rabier · Cinematographer
Janine Verneau · Editor
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