A Happy Event

2011 1h 47m FR

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 235

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. Why didn't anyone warn me? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this?" Un heureux événement, or an intimate view of motherhood, sincere and with no taboos.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Louise Bourgoin
Barbara
Pio Marmaï
Nicolas
Josiane Balasko
Claire
Thierry Frémont
Tony
Gabrielle Lazure
Édith
Firmine Richard
La sage-femme
Anaïs Croze
Daphné
Daphné Bürki
Katia - la soeur de Barbara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rémi Bezançon
Writers: Rémi Bezançon, Vanessa Portal
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rémi Bezançon, shot by Antoine Monod. 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 Sinclair. 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 Sophie Reine 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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Louise Bourgoin and Pio Marmaï and Josiane Balasko carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1987018 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rémi Bezançon directs. Antoine Monod behind the camera. Sinclair scores. Sophie Reine cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
3Directed by Rémi Bezançon, shot by Antoine Monod. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sinclair. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sophie Reine shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Louise Bourgoin and Pio Marmaï and Josiane Balasko carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1987018 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.