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MONEY
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Earned back only 71% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Happily Ever After
2004 1h 40m FR
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MID
★6.0TMDB · 124
DramaComedyRomance
Synopsis
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Is love compatible with coupledom? And what of freedom and fidelity? These are some of the questions facing two married men.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Gabrielle
Yvan Attal
Vincent
Alain Chabat
Georges
Alain Cohen
Fred
Emmanuelle Seigner
Nathalie
Anouk Aimée
la mère de Vincent
Claude Berri
le père de Vincent
Aurore Clément
la mère de la maîtresse de Vincent
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yvan Attal
- Writers
- Yvan Attal
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 22 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Yvan Attal, shot by Rémy Chevrin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Brad Mehldau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jennifer Augé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal and Alain Chabat carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0381270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Yvan Attal directs. Rémy Chevrin behind the camera. Brad Mehldau scores. Jennifer Augé cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 71% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 22 years ago.
- 3Directed by Yvan Attal, shot by Rémy Chevrin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Brad Mehldau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Jennifer Augé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal and Alain Chabat carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0381270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rémy Chevrin
- Original score
- Brad Mehldau
- Editing
- Jennifer Augé
- Production design
- Katia Wyszkop
- Costume design
- Jacqueline Bouchard
- Makeup / hair
- Françoise Andrejka
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,900,000
- Box office
- $7,725,902
- Return
- 71% of budget
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Yvan Attal
Production companies
Who made it
- HI
Hirsch
FR
Pathé Renn Productions
FR
TF1 Films Production
FR
Key crew
- Production DesignKatia Wyszkop
- Art DirectionAlexandra Lassen
- Costume DesignJacqueline Bouchard
- Best Boy ElectricYvan Quehec
- Makeup ArtistFrançoise Andrejka
- Makeup ArtistJean-Christophe Roger
- ProducerClaude Berri
- Executive ProducerSarim Fassi-Fihri
- Executive ProducerPierre Grunstein
- CastingNoureddine Aberdine
- CastingAntoinette Boulat
- CastingLaurent Soulet
- EditorJennifer Augé
- SoundJean-Paul Hurier
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- midlife crisis
- marriage
- love
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-08-25
Also known as
International titles
- ...And They Lived Happily Ever AfterGB
- 情感方程式CN
