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Though married to the good-natured, beautiful Thérèse, young husband and father François finds himself falling unquestioningly into an affair with an attractive postal worker. One of Agnès Varda's most provocative films, 'Le bonheur' examines, with a deceptively cheery palette and the spirited strains of Mozart, the ideas of fidelity and happiness in a modern, self-centered world.

Radiant smiles and sun-drenched landscapes mask a chillingly hollow morality. This vibrant visual feast uses Mozart to underscore the unsettling ease with which a man discards his family for a new obsession.

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