Review of Happiness (1965) by Ryan K — 19 May 2008
This is a film perfectly suited for early spring, with those days of fleeting warmth that spell nothing but a premature "Indian summer," a false spring followed by the one last attempt of winter to destroy as much as it can.
Underneath the warm, sunsoaked images of 'Le Bonheur,' underneath their untempered, immature jouissance, lies the inevitable illness that accompanies uninhibited happiness. Varda shows us a manipulative spring, the suffering that waits at the other side of the Lacanian pleasure principle.
This review of Happiness (1965) was written by Ryan K on 19 May 2008.
Happiness has generally received very positive reviews.
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