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Poster for Happiness

Happiness

1965 · 80 min

A sunlit, deceptive idyll that slowly reveals its chilling moral emptiness, leaving a lingering unease.

Tagline
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.

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Stream in the UK
  • Curzon Amazon Channel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • love
  • family
  • grief
  • morality
Places
  • suburbs
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Agnès Varda
Written by
Agnès Varda
Starring
Jean-Claude Drouot, Claire Drouot, Olivier Drouot, Sandrine Drouot, Marie-France Boyer, Marcelle Faure-Bertin, Manon Lanclos, Sylvia Saurel
Music
Jean-Michel Defaye
Cinematography
Claude Beausoleil, Jean Rabier
Runtime
80 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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