Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally egalitarian ideals of self-betterment, prosperity, tolerance, economic opportunity, and freedom.
Directed by Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme
paris, france
city portrait
interview
cinéma vérité
direct cinema
observational cinema
indigenous peoples
people change
observational documentary
street interview
daily life
generational portrait
historical portrait
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Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
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Cast
Yves Montand
Narrator (French version) (voice)
Chris Marker
Self / Interviewer (voice)
Jean-Luc Godard
Self (uncredited)
Anna Karina
Self (uncredited)
Edgar Morin
Self (uncredited)
Alain Resnais
Self (uncredited)
Jacques Rivette
Self (uncredited)
Jean Rouch
Self (uncredited)
Simone Signoret
Narrator (English version) (voice)
Charles de Gaulle
Self
Crew
Chris Marker
Director
Pierre Lhomme
Director
Chris Marker
Writer
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Pierre Lhomme
Director of Photography
André Heinrich
Producer
Pierre Grunstein
Assistant Director
Antoine Bonfanti
Sound
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
Mohmad Ali
6.6★ · 06/08/25
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cyrian
8.0★ · 05/17/25
y’a des moments que j’ai bcp aimé et des moments que j’ai moins aimé mais y’a vrmt des beaux plans, des bonnes discussions etc et le docu est grave intéressant dans tous les cas
y’a des moments que j’ai bcp aimé et des moments que j’ai moins aimé mais y’a vrmt des beaux plans, des bonnes discussions etc et le docu est grave intéressant dans tous les cas
Mathias
7.0★ · 02/06/25
"The concept of happiness is recent in Europe. We're not used to it yet."
"The concept of happiness is recent in Europe. We're not used to it yet."
