| The Happiness of Others | |
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| French | Le Bonheur des autres |
| Directed by | Jean-Philippe Pearson |
| Written by | Jean-Philippe Pearson |
| Produced by | Christian Larouche |
| Starring | Michel Barrette Louise Portal Marc-André Grondin Ève Duranceau Julie Le Breton |
| Cinematography | Steve Asselin |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | Frédéric Bégin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Les Films Séville |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The Happiness of Others (French: Le Bonheur des autres) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Jean-Philippe Pearson and released in 2011.[1] The film centres on Jean-Pierre (Michel Barrette), a middle-aged man whose marriage to Louise (Louise Portal) broke up 20 years earlier, as he announces to Louise and their now-adult children Sylvain (Marc-André Grondin) and Marion (Ève Duranceau) that his new girlfriend Évelyne (Julie Le Breton) is pregnant.[2]
The cast also includes Germain Houde, Stéphane Breton, Isabelle Vincent and Normand Daneau in supporting roles.
The film was shot in Montreal in 2010,[3] and premiered on October 7, 2011.[4]
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Bonheur des autres, Le – Film de Jean-Philippe Pearson". Films du Québec, August 26, 2011.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "A great idea runs into a fatal flaw". Montreal Gazette, October 7, 2011.
- ^ "Jean-Philippe Pearson tourne son premier film cet été dans la région de Montréal". Canadian Press, July 7, 2010.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Le bonheur des autres: papa, arrête d'être heureux!". La Presse, October 1, 2011.