Happiness

(1965)Directed by Agnès Varda80 minDrama, Romance
Only a woman could dare to make this film.

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.

Jean-Claude Drouotas François Chevalier
CDClaire Drouotas Thérèse Chevalier
ODOlivier Drouotas Pierrot Chevalier
SDSandrine Drouotas Gisou Chevalier
Marie-France Boyeras Émilie Savignard
Manon Lanclosas Mrs. Mesquier
Sylvia Saurelas Yvette Mercier
Marc Eyraudas Joseph Chevalier
Christian Riehl
Yvonne Danyas Wedding Guest (uncredited)