Happiness

A young husband and father, perfectly content with his life, falls in love with another woman.

Cast

Jean-Claude Drouot

as François Chevalier

Claire Drouot

as Thérèse Chevalier

Olivier Drouot

as Pierrot Chevalier

Sandrine Drouot

as Gisou Chevalier

Marie-France Boyer

as Émilie Savignard

Marcelle Faure-Bertin

as Bertin

Manon Lanclos

as Mrs. Mesquier

Sylvia Saurel

as Yvette Mercier

Marc Eyraud

as Joseph Chevalier

Christian Riehl

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Ha! Talk about having your cake and eating it! "François" (Jean-Claude Drouot) is happily married to "Thérèse" (Claire Drouot) and living in a small apartment with their two children "Pierrot" and "Gisou". They are a loving couple and seem perfectly content with life. Then "François" is despatched t...

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