A Happy Man (French: Le Bonheur de Pierre) is a 2009 Canadian-French comedy-drama directed by Robert Ménard.[2][3][4] It was entered into several film festivals including the Rhode Island International Film Festival.[5] Moreover, it was chosen Best Foreign Film at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009.[6][7] The film is also known as A Happy Man.[8][9]
| A Happy Man | |
|---|---|
 | |
| French | Le Bonheur de Pierre |
| Directed by | Robert Ménard |
| Written by | Guy Bonnier |
| Produced by | Guy Bonnier Claude Bonin |
| Starring | Pierre Richard Sylvie Testud Rémy Girard |
| Narrated by | Pierre Richard |
| Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
| Edited by | Michel Arcand |
| Music by | Sébastien Souchois |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Countries | Canada France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $82.000[1] |
Plot
editFrench professor Pierre Martin is a widower who lives with his single daughter Catherine. When his aunt Jeanne dies she bequeathers him her guest house in Canada on condition he lives there for a minimum of time. He loves to comply because he has fond childhood memories of this place. In order to make his daughter Catherine accompany him he tells her a great deal of money was also part of Jeanne's heritage. So both of them hurry to the rural little town Sainte Simone du Nord in Canada. The mayor Michel Dolbec knows Jeanne's house will become property of their community if the two Martins don't hold out long enough. He sabotages them several times but they stay. Eventually Pierre Martin and Michel Dolbec become friends after all.
Cast
edit- Pierre Richard as Pierre Martin,
- Rémy Girard as Michel Dolbec
- Sylvie Testud as Catherine Martin
- Louise Portal as Louise Dolbec, Michel Dolbec's wife
- Jean-Nicolas Verreault as Mario Vaillant
- Patrick Drolet as Steven Dolbec, Michel Dolbec's son
- Gaston Lepage as Ti-Guy, the plumber
- Diane Lavallée as Pauline
- Vincent Bilodeau as Raymond
Reception
editThe film received mixed reviews. It was praised as a "touching politically incorrect comedy".[10][11] Yet its narrativity been blamed for a lack of rigour. [12] The film has a user rating of 5.2 due to mixed critic reviews on IMDb.[13]
DVD release
editA NTSC version of Le Bonheur de Pierre has been released on DVD in winter 2009.[14]
References
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- ^ "Le Bonheur de Pierre". movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Le bonheur de Pierre". consulfrance-boston.org. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Le Bonheur de Pierre". unifrance.org. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Le Bonheur de Pierre". myfrenchfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "A Happy Man". nyfilmvideo.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "A Happy Man". filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "A Happy Man". westdean.org.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "A Happy Man". ictv.ca. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Le Bonheur de Pierre". franglaisreview.com. 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "User ratings". IMDb reviews. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Le Bonheur de Pierre". tribute.ca. Retrieved 1 August 2013.