And the Pursuit of Happiness (1986)

Original title

… And the Pursuit of Happiness

Directed by

Louis Malle

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows recent immigrants to the United States in the 1980s. It shows their daily lives, challenges, and hopes.

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What happens

And the Pursuit of Happiness (French: La poursuite du bonheur) is a 1986 documentary film for television directed by Louis Malle about the experiences of immigrants in the United States during the 1980s. It was originally released as part of HBO's America Undercover series on Independence Day 1986. The film "appeared at a time when immigrants from Latin America and Asia for the first time outnumbered those coming from Europe". It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. It was released on public television in 1988 and won a Peabody Award the following year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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