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xsBusiness - Le Bonheur
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Manufacturer: Homevision
Starring: Jean-Claude Drouot, Claire Drouot, Olivier Drouot, Sandrine Drouot, Marie-France Boyer
Directed By: Agnès Varda
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780780020474
Format: Color
ISBN: 0780020472
Label: Homevision
Manufacturer: Homevision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Homevision
Release Date: 2000-06-16
Running Time: 79
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-05-16
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Summary: Another Vote for One of the Most Beautiful Films Ever Made
Comment: I saw "Le Bonheur" decades ago - an experience which was disturbing then but resonates in my memory to this day. The initial somewhat comic sustained portrait of a happy marriage is accompanied by sunny weather & Mozart in a major mode. Then comes the husband's affair, which seems more like something decided by the gods than the characters. Inevitably, a tragic event occurs. Life which goes on is accompanied by winter snow & Mozart in a minor key -the compromised happiness of maturity. This work initiated my love of quality world cinema.
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Summary: Another Varda masterpiece!
Comment: As you watch the first half of this movie you'll feel like you are getting a sacharine overdose because the couple in this film are so happy...so perfect. Even their children are charming and cute. The wife is gorgeous and looks like Julie Christie; she's a sweet dressmaker and a wonderful mother. The husband is handsome and dutiful to his wife; when asked by his wife whether he likes Bardot or Moreau he says "Neither--You". Even the atmosphere is perfect...flowers everywhere on a beautiful countryside, beautful music playing throughout the film. This couple seem to have the Happiness or Le Bonheur (happiness in French) they desire.But wait! This is a Varda film, so there has to be a catch, right? There is, but I won't ruin it for you if you haven't seen it. I'll just end by saying this: The moral of the film is that one person's happiness can lead to another's downfall, and the last scene not only wipes out the perfect picture of the couple we've seen all along but it will stay with you long after. I'm leaving out one star only because it was a little slow moving at times. Sorry, Agnes.
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Often referred to as one of the most beautiful movies ever made, this lushly photographed film established Agnes Varda (Vagabond, Cleo from 5 to 7) as one of France's most important directors. Upon its original release, Le Bonheur (which translates as "happiness") sparked controversy with the story of an amiable young carpenter who decides that he will be happiest with both a wife and a mistress. Though Francois adores his wife and children, his passion for a beautiful postal clerk leads to an adulterous affair and tragedy for his wife. Filled with warm colors, Renoir-inspired bucolic images, and Mozart music, Le Bonheur is a sensuous poem of a film that illustrates how the search for personal happiness can lead to gratification or destruction.
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