Le bonheur c'est une chanson triste

Name: Le bonheur c'est une chanson triste
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-05-28
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Joseph Bellerose, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Frédérick De Grandpré

2004
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

240

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Le bonheur c'est une chanson triste (2004)

Drama

Imagine it is summer and that, for the last several days, Montreal has been swimming in sweltering heat and smog. Then imagine that you are in the city's downtown core and a woman holding a ... Read allImagine it is summer and that, for the last several days, Montreal has been swimming in sweltering heat and smog. Then imagine that you are in the city's downtown core and a woman holding a small video camera approaches you. She asks you to participate in a one-question survey. A... Read allImagine it is summer and that, for the last several days, Montreal has been swimming in sweltering heat and smog. Then imagine that you are in the city's downtown core and a woman holding a small video camera approaches you. She asks you to participate in a one-question survey. Although you are slightly wary of this proposal, you stop to listen. She asks you: "What do... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

240

YOUR RATING

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Don't avoid it («Hideux Taureau»), in order to deny your humanity.

It is NOT a pre-fabricated melodrama.

Yes, "thirty-something woman finds video camera on the street and decides to ask people what they think happiness is". But to reduce this moving viewing experience to such banal words is... unworthy of any meaningful reduction.

She does NOT act "cute" or "lost", and she "does NOT complain for two hours about how miserable her life is". Not at all: she simply LIVES fully in front of our eyes and goes through a wide range of moods, feelings... Montreal during a heat wave never seemed more strangely inviting !

The audience, myself included, have to vibrate through this most humane experience thanks to Anne-Marie Cadieux, a luminous actress, if ever there was one, and an efficient supporting cast.

We are NOT witnessing any ridiculous statements from the people she interviews. On the contrary, we share a multi-layered semi-documentary approach to very contemporary issues, most importantly on THE meaning of life and the pursuit of so-called happiness. With no answers given. But with surprises at every other turn... isn't it what life is about, in a way?