The Mechanics of Happiness (1982)

Original title

Երջանկության մեխանիկան

Directed by

Nerses Hovhannisyan

Genre

melodrama

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in Soviet Armenia reflects on love and loss as he tries to fix a broken machine that he believes controls happiness. The film follows his quiet efforts and the people he meets along the way.

slow-burnmelancholicnostalgicquietreflectivebittersweetwistfulearnest

What happens

«Механика счастья» (арм. Երջանկության մեխանիկա) — фильм режиссёров Нерсеса Оганесяна и Гора Саакяна, снятый в 1982 году. Премьера: 11 июня 1982 (Ереван), апрель 1983 (Москва) (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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