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.
Directed by Agnès Varda
infidelity
countryside
extramarital affair
woman director
callous
Rank
#6 in 1965·#655 overall
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Cast
Jean-Claude Drouot
François Chevalier
Marie-France Boyer
Émilie Savignard
Sylvia Saurel
Yvette Mercier
Marc Eyraud
Joseph Chevalier
Paul Vecchiali
Paul
Yvonne Dany
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Crew
Agnès Varda
Director
Agnès Varda
Writer
Jean-Michel Defaye
Original Music Composer
Hubert Monloup
Production Design
Claude Zidi
Camera Operator
Antoine Bonfanti
Sound Assistant
Robert Cambourakis
Sound Assistant
Yves Agostini
Assistant Camera
Paul Bonis
Assistant Camera
Claude Zidi
Assistant Camera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Popular Reviews
849 reviews
MopudPRO
8.0★ · 09/17/25
A film so beautiful it almost tricks me into forgetting how cruel happiness can be.
A film so beautiful it almost tricks me into forgetting how cruel happiness can be.
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Dylan
7.0★ · 05/31/26
Everyday I’m reminded that I wouldn’t be at all attracted to men if I was a woman
Wow, that was brutal. Agnes Varda did her job very well, because words cannot describe my disgust for Francois. Fuck Emilie too. Absolute bozos these two are. Agnes varda just brings out so much emotion in this movie, like I could barely even watch the end. And I know this is kinda lame of me, but I did just want a bit more satisfying of an ending. Thérèse was wayyy to kind and patient to that man. Shoulda punched him in the balls or something idk. Overall definitely a good movie, very well done, very well edited, but yeah that ending wrecked me. It’s forever fuck you francios
Shoutout guilleemmr for this very good recommendation! If you’d like to recommend me a movie you can comment on this list, I’ll add it and eventually give it a watch: Recommend me a movie list
Everyday I’m reminded that I wouldn’t be at all attracted to men if I was a woman
Wow, that was brutal. Agnes Varda did her job very well, because words cannot describe my disgust for Francois. Fuck Emilie too. Absolute bozos these two are. Agnes varda just brings out so much emotion in this movie, like I could barely even watch the end. And I know this is kinda lame of me, but I did just want a bit more satisfying of an ending. Thérèse was wayyy to kind and patient to that man. Shoulda punched him in the balls or something idk. Overall definitely a good movie, very well done, very well edited, but yeah that ending wrecked me. It’s forever fuck you francios
Shoutout guilleemmr for this very good recommendation! If you’d like to recommend me a movie you can comment on this list, I’ll add it and eventually give it a watch: Recommend me a movie list
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Khiel
10.0★ · 04/28/26
I understand what Agnés Varda trying to say but this is not "happiness" This film is beautiful!
I understand what Agnés Varda trying to say but this is not "happiness" This film is beautiful!
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Itzel
7.0★ · 04/03/26
No, gracias
No, gracias
1
bunapii
7.0★ · 02/23/26
i see the vision and it’s really pretty but it’s just very difficult to care for a story like this 😭
i see the vision and it’s really pretty but it’s just very difficult to care for a story like this 😭
