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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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“Only a woman could dare to make this film.”

Le Bonheur (1965) Trailer
Editorial context, craft details, and films that share its DNA.

Marie-France Boyer
Émilie Savignard