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Encore heureux (2015)

93 min · Comedy, Drama

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Directors

Benoît Graffin

Cast

Sandrine Kiberlain, Edouard Baer, Benjamin Biolay, Carla Besnaïnou, Mathieu Torloting, Guilaine Londez, Bulle Ogier

After Sam loses his executive job, a family’s strained routine is unsettled by a choice made by him and his daughter.

The story

In Paris, Sam’s loss of his executive position forces his family to scale back its lifestyle. His wife, Marie, is exasperated by his nonchalance and considers leaving him for a handsome, dark-haired man who is ardently pursuing her. Their daughter, meanwhile, is focused on her piano competition. The family’s already fragile balance is disrupted when the father and daughter commit an act, though the plot description does not reveal what it is.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

In Paris, when Sam loses his executive position, the family is forced to cut back on its lifestyle. Marie, his wife, somewhat exasperated by her husband’s nonchalance, considers leaving him for a handsome, dark-haired man who is pursuing her ardently. The couple’s daughter thinks of nothing but her piano competition. But one day, the father and daughter commit an act that will upset the family’s fragile balance.

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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