The Art of Being Happy

Oct 30, 2024

1h 50m

★ 5.1

Overview

Jean-Yves Machond, a globally unknown and generally unhappy painter, decides one day to change his life. He seeks inspiration in a small Norman town, in order to design a masterpiece that will finally earn him glory and eternal recognition. But his meeting with local artists, from the warm Bagnoule to the skillful Cécile, will somewhat make him deviate from his path, and bring him face to face with his deepest dream: that of simply being a happy man.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Artémis Productions

Le Bureau

RTBF

Proximus

BeTV

The Art of Being Happy Trailers

Cast

Yves Machond

Benoît Poelvoorde

Bagnoule

Gustave Kervern

Cécile Fouasse

Camille Cottin

François Damiens

Laurence Bibot

Lorella Cravotta

Frédéric Clou

Chloé Larrère

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