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·#744 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
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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
Claude Zidi
Assistant Camera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Yves Agostini
Assistant Camera
Paul Bonis
Assistant Camera
Popular Reviews
462 reviews
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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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 😭
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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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Greg
9.0★ · 03/14/26
La favoletta che si raccontano gli uomini per convincersi di essere decenti tradotta in immagini. Totale. Sì. Ho capito! Fioriii
La favoletta che si raccontano gli uomini per convincersi di essere decenti tradotta in immagini. Totale. Sì. Ho capito! Fioriii
