
11 Oct 1998

Happiness
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

François Naulet turns his bedroom into an island of drugs, loneliness and despair.

François Naulet

Sophie

Jeanne Larivière

Guy

Marie, la femme de Guy

Le père de François

La mère de François
Pierrot

Georges, le vieil homosexuel

Le collègue de la banque

Le directeur de la banque

Un homme à la soirée mondaine

Une femme à la soirée mondaine

Le flic

Le 2e flic

La voix de la nostalgie (voice)


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