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DramaRomance

Happiness

- Only a woman could dare to make this film.

A young husband and father, perfectly content with his life, falls in love with another woman.

Release Date : 1965-02-10

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Parc Film

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles : Happiness

Cast

Jean-Claude Drouot

Character Name : François Chevalier

Original Name : Jean-Claude Drouot

Gender : Male

Claire Drouot

Character Name : Thérèse Chevalier

Original Name : Claire Drouot

Gender : Female

Olivier Drouot

Character Name : Pierrot Chevalier

Original Name : Olivier Drouot

Gender : Male

Sandrine Drouot

Character Name : Gisou Chevalier

Original Name : Sandrine Drouot

Gender : Female

Marie-France Boyer

Character Name : Émilie Savignard

Original Name : Marie-France Boyer

Gender : Female

Marcelle Faure-Bertin

Character Name : Bertin

Original Name : Marcelle Faure-Bertin

Gender : Female

Manon Lanclos

Character Name : Mrs. Mesquier

Original Name : Manon Lanclos

Gender : Female

Sylvia Saurel

Character Name : Yvette Mercier

Original Name : Sylvia Saurel

Gender : Female

Marc Eyraud

Character Name : Joseph Chevalier

Original Name : Marc Eyraud

Gender : Male

Christian Riehl

Character Name :

Original Name : Christian Riehl

Gender : Male

Paul Vecchiali

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Paul Vecchiali

Gender : Male

Yvonne Dany

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Yvonne Dany

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-14

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) with whom he swaps a smile. That's just the beginning as the two chat a little, flirt a little and then... Now he isn't a bad man in any malevolent sense, he genuinely loves his wife and makes it clear to his new friend that she will always take priority - a situation that "Émilie" appears to be quite willing to accept - albeit reservedly. Thing is, on a family picnic he decides that it's only fair that his wife know the truth. On the face of it, at least that's an half way honest thing to do but, well you'll have to watch and see. there's something unnervingly inconclusive about this film. Nobody is inherently bad or evil or even deliberately thoughtless, yet he is possibly one of the most selfish people I've ever seen (benignly) portrayed in cinema. He genuinely thinks his cherry-picking, almost like a job-share, arrangement will satisfy these women. That because they are enough (for now, presumably) for him that they will be content to share him! It's tightly cast with a sufficient minimum of dialogue to augment a story that is surprisingly thought-provoking to watch. Maybe a little over-scored but well worth eighty minutes before a denouement that might make you want to look your own partner in the eye! Or maybe into a mirror...?