A Happy Man (2009 film)

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
FrenchLe Bonheur de Pierre
Directed byRobert Ménard
Produced byGuy Bonner
Claude Bonin
Written byGuy Bonner
StarringPierre Richard
Sylvie Testud
Rémy Girard
Narrated byPierre Richard
Music bySébastien Souchois
CinematographyPierre Mignot
Edited byMichel Arcand
Release date
  • 27 February 2009 (2009-02-27) (Canada)
  • 24 February 2010 (2010-02-24) (France)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryCanada
France
LanguageFrench
Box office$82.000[1]

Plot

French professor Pierre Martin is a widower who lives with his single daughter Catherine. When his aunt Jeanne dies she bequeathes 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

Reception

The 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]

DVD release

A NTSC version of Le Bonheur de Pierre has been released on DVD in winter 2009.[13]

References
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  3. "Le Bonheur de Pierre". cinenews.be. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. "Le Bonheur de Pierre". movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. "Le bonheur de Pierre". consulfrance-boston.org. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  6. "Le Bonheur de Pierre". unifrance.org. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. "Le Bonheur de Pierre". myfrenchfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. "A Happy Man". nyfilmvideo.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  9. "A Happy Man". filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  10. "A Happy Man". westdean.org.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  11. "A Happy Man". ictv.ca. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  12. "Le Bonheur de Pierre". franglaisreview.com. 7 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  13. "Le Bonheur de Pierre". tribute.ca. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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