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.
Direction
Varda weaponizes joy: sun-drenched picnics that curdle in your stomach.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a happy memory you're not sure you should trust.
Score
Mozart becomes deeply sinister through sheer juxtaposition.
Director
Agnès Varda
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