Happily Ever After (2004 film)

Happily Ever After

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Yvan Attal
Produced by Claude Berri
Pierre Grunstein
Nathalie Rheims
Written by Yvan Attal
Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg
Yvan Attal
Alain Chabat
Alain Cohen
Emmanuelle Seigner
Johnny Depp
Music by Christian Chevallier
Brad Mehldau
Cinematography Rémy Chevrin
Edited by Jennifer Augé
Distributed by Kino International Corp.
Release date
25 August 2004 (2004-08-25)
Running time
100 minutes
Country France
Language Italian
French
English
Budget $9.2 million
Box office $13.4 million[1]

Happily Ever After (French: Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants; Translation: They married and had many children) is a 2004 French comedy drama film. The film is written and directed by Yvan Attal, produced by Claude Berri, and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal.[2]

It was released in English in North America. For English-speaking audiences, the film is highly recognizable for the lengthy cameo appearance of Johnny Depp, who speaks fluent French.[3]

The soundtrack also features Radiohead.

Plot

Happily Ever After dissects the viability of fidelity via the story of three buddies and their tumultuous relationships with the opposite sex.

The film opens with the central characters, Vincent (Yvan Attal) and Gabrielle (Charlotte Gainsbourg) capriciously flirting in a bar. Vincent appears to win the affection of Gabrielle over many other potential courters, but the entire exercise is a ruse; they are actually married with a child.

The rest of the film explores the nature of romance, marriage, happiness, expectations in life, how love and sex interrelate, and ultimately, why no one can feel fulfilled.

Cast

References

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