Un heureux événement
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- Comedy
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.
A Happy Event is a 2011 French drama-comedy that offers an intimate, unfiltered portrait of motherhood. The film explores the emotional and transformative experience of becoming a parent, balancing tenderness with the raw realities of sacrifice and self-discovery.
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Louise BourgoinBarbara
Pio MarmaïNicolas
Josiane BalaskoClaire
Thierry FrémontTony
Gabrielle LazureÉdith
Firmine RichardLa sage-femme
Anaïs CrozeDaphné
Daphné BürkiKatia - la soeur de Barbara
Lannick GautryLe docteur Camille Rose
Nicole ValbergLa gynécologue
Louis-Do de LencquesaingJean-François Truffard - le prof de philo
Ophélie KoeringLa vendeuse du sex-shop
Amélie GlennLa vendeuse du Maman à Tous Prix- Patrick SpadrilleDaniel
Bruno GeorisLe docteur Marcaurel
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When was A Happy Event released?
A Happy Event premiered on September 27, 2011.
What is A Happy Event about?
The film provides an honest, taboo-free examination of motherhood, exploring themes of love, sacrifice, abandonment, and personal transformation through the eyes of a new parent confronting unexpected limits and changes.
What genres does A Happy Event fall into?
A Happy Event is both a drama and comedy, blending sincere emotional moments with lighter tones to capture the complex reality of parenthood.
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