| Edition |
Director-approved special édition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 420 |
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4 by Agnès Varda |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 420.
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4 by Agnès Varda.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital mono; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation. |
| Cast |
Jean-Claude Drouot, Claire Drouot, Marie-France Boyer, Sandrine Drouot, Olivier Drouot. |
| Credits |
Photography, Jean Rabier, Claude Beausoleil ; editing, Janine Verneau ; music, W.A. Mozart. |
| Note |
Originally produced as motion picture in 1964. |
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Special features: "The two women of Le bonheur" (2006), a short film; Thoughts on "Le bonheur" (2006), a discussion; two short pieces by Varda investigating people's idea of 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; interview with Varda from 1998; Du côté de la côte (1958), a short film; theatrical trailer; production notes. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- France -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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| Added Author |
Varda, Agnès, 1928-2019. Screenwriter. Director.
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Bodard, Mag, 1916-2019. Producer.
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Drouot, Jean-Claude. Actor.
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Drouot, Claire. Actor.
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Boyer, Marie-France, 1938-
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Parc Film (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title from optional English subtitles: Happiness |
| Added Title |
Two women of Le bonheur.
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Jean-Claude Drouot returns.
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Du côté de la côté.
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| ISBN |
1934121886 |
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9781934121887 |
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1934121851 set |
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9781934121856 set |
| Standard No. |
715515025928 set |
| Music No. |
CC1733D Criterion Collection |
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CC1730D Criterion Collection (set) |
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