The Complexity of Happiness

The Complexity of Happiness

2015 · 117 min · IT · 5.9 (91 votes)
Dir. Gianni Zanasi · Starring Valerio Mastandrea, Hadas Yaron, Giuseppe Battiston, Filippo De Carli, Maurizio Donadoni, Teco Celio · Music Niccolò Contessa
ComedyDrama

Enrico Giusti works for a big corporation: his job is to save dying companies by persuading young scions to sell. However, his latest assignment is proving more difficult than anticipated, since it concerns two teens whose parents just died in a car accident.

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This film feels like a sharp, uncomfortable suit. It’s a cynical look at corporate maneuvering and sudden wealth, underscored by a quiet melancholy. The tone is uneasy, exploring greed and loss with a detached, observational style.

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business ethicssudden wealthmanipulativesuitssudden death
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