The Happiness of Others (2011)
- Original title
- Le bonheur des autres
- Directed by
- Jean-Philippe Pearson
- Genre
- comedy, romance
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- 18A
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A middle-aged man tells his ex-wife and grown children that his new girlfriend is pregnant. The film follows the family's reactions to this surprise news.
wrywarmmildly awkwardfamily-centeredsweet-naturedbittersweetunderstatedgentle
What happens
The Happiness of Others (French: Le Bonheur des autres) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Jean-Philippe Pearson and released in 2011. The film centres on Jean-Pierre (Michel Barrette), a middle-aged man whose marriage to Louise (Louise Portal) broke up 20 years earlier, as he announces to Louise and their now-adult children Sylvain (Marc-André Grondin) and Marion (Ève Duranceau) that his new girlfriend Évelyne (Julie Le Breton) is pregnant. The cast also includes Germain Houde, Stéphane Breton, Isabelle Vincent and Normand Daneau in supporting roles. The film was shot in Montreal in 2010, and premiered on October 7, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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