Le bonheur
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Though married to the good-natured, beautiful Thérèse (Claire Drouot), young husband and father François (Jean-Claude Drouot) 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.
Special Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Agnès Varda
- The Two Women of "Le bonheur" (2006), a short piece featuring actors Claire Drouot and Marie-France Boyer
- Thoughts on "Le bonheur" (2006), a discussion between four scholars and intellectuals discussing the concept of happiness and its relation to the film
- Two short pieces by Varda investigating people's idea of happiness
- Jean-Claude Drouot Returns (2006), a featurette in which the actor revisits the film's setting forty years later
- Segment from the 1964 television program Démons et merveilles du cinéma, featuring footage of Varda shooting Le bonheur
- Interview with Varda from 1998 about Le bonheur
- Du côté de la côte (1958), a short film by Varda exploring the tourist destination of the Côte d'Azur
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
Available In
Special Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Agnès Varda
- The Two Women of "Le bonheur" (2006), a short piece featuring actors Claire Drouot and Marie-France Boyer
- Thoughts on "Le bonheur" (2006), a discussion between four scholars and intellectuals discussing the concept of happiness and its relation to the film
- Two short pieces by Varda investigating people's idea of happiness
- Jean-Claude Drouot Returns (2006), a featurette in which the actor revisits the film's setting forty years later
- Segment from the 1964 television program Démons et merveilles du cinéma, featuring footage of Varda shooting Le bonheur
- Interview with Varda from 1998 about Le bonheur
- Du côté de la côte (1958), a short film by Varda exploring the tourist destination of the Côte d'Azur
- Theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
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Cast
- Jean-Claude Drouot
- François
- Claire Drouot
- Thérèse
- Marie-France Boyer
- Émilie
- Sandrine Drouot
- Gisou
- Olivier Drouot
- Pierrot
- Paul Vecchiali
- Paul
Credits
- Director
- Agnès Varda
- Screenplay
- Agnès Varda
- Produced by
- Mag Bodard
- Cinematography by
- Jean Rabier
- Cinematography by
- Claude Beausoleil
- Sound
- Louis Hochet
- Sound
- Antoine Bonfanti
- Edited by
- Janine Verneau
- Music by
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Set design by
- Hubert Monloup
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