Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- infidelity
- countryside
- extramarital affair
- woman director
- callous
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jean-Claude Drouot
François Chevalier
Claire Drouot
Thérèse Chevalier
Olivier Drouot
Pierrot Chevalier
Sandrine Drouot
Gisou Chevalier
- Marie-France Boyer — Émilie Savignard
- Marcelle Faure-Bertin — Bertin
- Manon Lanclos — Mrs. Mesquier
- Sylvia Saurel — Yvette Mercier
- Marc Eyraud — Joseph Chevalier
- Christian Riehl
- Paul Vecchiali — Paul
- Yvonne Dany — Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Directed
- Agnès Varda
- Written
- Agnès Varda
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 308 ratings
- Studio
- Parc Film
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