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Happy Easter (1984)

Happy Easter poster
Original title
Joyeuses Pâques
Directed by
Georges Lautner
Genre
action film, comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
6
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 156 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A businessman gets caught by his wife with a younger woman. To cover up the affair, he introduces the woman as his daughter from a previous marriage.

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What happens

Happy Easter (French: Joyeuses Pâques) is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Georges Lautner and adapted from the 1980 play by Jean Poiret. It stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sophie Marceau and Marie Laforêt. The film follows a philandering businessman who, when caught by his wife with a much younger woman, passes the woman off as his daughter from a previous marriage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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