Happy Few is a 2010[3] French romance film directed by Antony Cordier. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[4] It was released in the US under the title Four Lovers by Oscilloscope Laboratories in theaters and on DVD in 2012.[5] In Europe on DVD it was released as Aimez Qui Vous Voulez, Happy Few.
| Happy Few | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Antony Cordier |
| Written by | Antony Cordier Julie Peyr |
| Produced by | Pascal Caucheteux Sebastien Lemercier |
| Starring | Marina Foïs Roschdy Zem Élodie Bouchez Nicolas Duvauchelle |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Gaurin |
| Edited by | Christel Dewynter |
| Music by | Mike Kourtzer Frédéric Verrières |
| Distributed by | Oscilloscope Laboratories (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $93,000[2] |
Plot
editRachel works in a jewelry store. She meets Vincent in the workshop, whom she immediately likes. She is quickly seduced by his openness and so she decides to organize a dinner with their respective spouses, Franck and Teri. Both couples become friends during the meeting and consequently they fall in love with each other. Even if it happened unintentionally, the two couples become inseparable.
They surrender to their passion blindly, without rules and without lies. They keep the secret from the children and their own parents and their familiar everyday life continues as usual. However, emotional chaos soon ensues and jealousy grows.
Cast
edit- Marina Foïs as Rachel
- Roschdy Zem as Franck
- Élodie Bouchez as Teri
- Nicolas Duvauchelle as Vincent
- Jean-François Stévenin as Rachel's father
- Blanche Gardin as Rachel's sister
- Alexia Stresi as Diane
- Geneviève Mnich as Franck's mother
- Philippe Paimblanc as Franck's father
- Ilona Caly as Thelma
- Naomi Ferreira as Margot
- Ferdinand Ledoux as Tim
References
edit- ^ "Happy Few (2010) — JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Four Lovers". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Lesbian Movie Scenes Encyclopedia of Lesbian Movie Scenes
- ^ "Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition 1449423116 Roger Ebert 2012 At one point in Four Lovers, the four lovers go into the pantry of an old French country house, pour bags full of white flour on the cobblestone floor, strip, and roll around on the flour while having sex.
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