
“Only a woman could dare to make this film.”
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.
A quiet, contemplative exploration of longing and regret. It feels like a hazy memory, bathed in the golden light of the French countryside, where unspoken desires simmer beneath a placid surface.
















