Release Date
20 Dec, 1995
Runtime
01:25: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
What there is of a plot in this drama serves mainly as a vehicle for the exploration of character. In the story, Michel (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu) is a recent widower. As the story opens, he and his friend Andre (Philippe Nahon) are sharing a drink on Christmas Eve. He takes a yellow scarf from a woman he knows (Laura Morante) and teasingly refuses to return it. Throughout the remainder of the film, the scarf reappears, as does the woman, until they wind up in bed together at the end of the film. Before that happens, Michel wanders around Paris, viewing the festivities with a jaundiced eye which serves to heighten the unattractiveness of those he observes. Later he has dinner with a group at Andre's house, and his poor opinion of human nature is amply supported by the events that occur then.
Original Title
Faut pas rire du bonheur
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Actors
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Laura Morante
Philippe Nahon
Roland Amstutz
Marie Paquim
Maryline Even
Michel Caccia
Jacques Gallo
Yveline Hamon
Noëlle Leiris
Crew
Guillaume Nicloux
Raoul Coutard