Happiness

Only a woman could dare to make this film.

Happiness — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 10, 1965
• Runtime
• 80 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Agnès Varda

Happiness — Cast

Jean-Claude Drouot François Chevalier

C

Claire Drouot Thérèse Chevalier

O

Olivier Drouot Pierrot Chevalier

S

Sandrine Drouot Gisou Chevalier Marie-France Boyer Émilie Savignard

M

Marcelle Faure-Bertin Bertin

M

Manon Lanclos Mrs. Mesquier Sylvia Saurel Yvette Mercier