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

Michel Morano

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Maryline Even

Jean Grécault

Michel Caccia

Hugues Desmichelle

Jacques Gallo

Yveline Hamon

Noëlle Leiris

Crew

Hugues Desmichelle

Guillaume Nicloux

Brigitte Bennard

Raoul Coutard

Guillaume Nicloux