Le bonheur
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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Married people > Drama. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama. Man-woman relationships > France > Drama. Adultery > Drama. |
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Foreign films. Motion pictures. French language films. Feature films. Motion pictures, French. Feature films. Foreign language films. Drama. Video recordings. |
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Director-approved special ed.
- Publisher [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
- Copyright ©2007
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as motion picture in 1964. Released in boxed set titled: 4 by Agnès Varda. Special features: "Agnès on Le bonheur"; "The two women of Le bonheur" (2006), a short film; "Thoughts on Le bonheur" (2006), a discussion; "What is happiness?"; "Jean-Claude Drouot returns" (2006) featurette; segment from the 1964 television program "Démons et merveilles du cinéma", featuring footage of Varda shooting Le bonheur; "Du côté de la côte" (1958), a short film; Theatrical trailer; Production notes. GMD: videodisc. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Bonheur / directed by Agnes Varda (1964, 80 min.) -- Du côté de la côte / directed by Agnes Varda (1958, 25 min.). |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Photography, Claude Beausoleil, Jean-Louis Malige, Yves Agostini, Jean Rabier, Claude Zidi, Paul Bonis ; production design, Hubert Monloup, Charles Merangel, Joseph Gerhard ; editing, Janine Verneau, Danielle Grimberg, Maria Lourdes Osorio ; music, W.A. Mozart, Jean-Michel Defaye ; sound, Louis Hochet, Antoine Bonfanti, Robert Cambourakis. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Jean-Claude Drouot, Claire Drouot, Sandrine Drouot, Olivier Drouot, Marie-France Boyer, Marcelle Favre-Bertin, Manon Lanclos, Sylvia Saurel, Marc Eyraud, Christian Riehl, Paul Vecchiali. |
System Details Note: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
Language Note: | In French with optional English subtitles. |