Happiness Is No Joke

Synopsis

What there is of a plot in this drama serves mainly as a vehicle for the exploration of character. In the story, Michel (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu) is a recent widower. As the story opens, he and his friend Andre (Philippe Nahon) are sharing a drink on Christmas Eve. He takes a yellow scarf from a woman he knows (Laura Morante) and teasingly refuses to return it. Throughout the remainder of the film, the scarf reappears, as does the woman, until they wind up in bed together at the end of the film. Before that happens, Michel wanders around Paris, viewing the festivities with a jaundiced eye which serves to heighten the unattractiveness of those he observes. Later he has dinner with a group at Andre's house, and his poor opinion of human nature is amply supported by the events that occur then.

Main Cast

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Michel

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Laura Morante

Nadine

Age : 67 | Popularity : 16%

Philippe Nahon

André

Age : 81 | Popularity : 5%

Roland Amstutz

Age : 55 | Popularity : 6%

Marie Paquim

Josephine

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Michel Morano

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Age : 75 | Popularity : 5%

Maryline Even

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Raoul Coutard
Directing	Director	Guillaume Nicloux
Writing	Writer	Guillaume Nicloux
Editing	Editor	Brigitte Bennard
Production	Producer	Hugues Desmichelle
Department	Role	Name

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