Premieres
Le Bonheur de Pierre (Happy Man)
França, 2008, Comédia
Director: Robert Ménard
Script: Guy Bonnier, Michel Icart, Benoît Pelletier, Christophe Duthuron
Film Editor: Michel Arcand
Production: Claude Bonin, Guy Bonnier
Cast: Pierre Richard, Remy Girard, Sylvie Testud, Louise Portal
A Happy Man is a touching politically incorrect comedy and triumph of happiness over human mediocrity. At 65 Pierre Martin (played by Pierre Richard) a quantum physicist who inherits and inn in Canada from his aunt. He leaves Paris with his daughter Catherine (Sylvie Testud) and ends up in the dead of winter in Sainte-Simonedu–Nord, a typical tiny village in Saguenay, a remote region of Quebec. Away from the Parisian life, Pierre sees moves to Saguenay, tiny village in the remote region of Quebec with his daughter when he inherits an inn from his aunt. Away from Parisian life, Pierre sees an opportunity to pass on the quality he values most: happiness. But the mayor of Sainte Simone played by Remy Girard doesn’t want a second generation of frenchies. The film takes place in Paris and then in the far northern region of Quebec and boosts stunning cinematography. A Happy Man had an extremely successful private screening at the Cannes Film Festival which received a standing ovation and had rave reviews from audience members. Already the Critics are talking about A Happy Man.
November 23rd to December 1st, 2009
FIKE 2009 - 8th Évora International Short Film Festival
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