
Faut pas rire du bonheur
On Christmas Eve, Michel, 45, is struggling with the recent death of his wife and spends the night alone in a bar. His encounter with André, who is preparing to celebrate Christmas with his family, sets him on a strange and increasingly unsettling journey through a series of encounters with people on the margins. He crosses paths with a woman making advances, witnesses a suicide, attracts the attention of intrusive strangers, and is taken in by Dominique, a transvestite. Amid these bizarre coincidences, Michel eventually meets Nadine, with whom he forms an unexpected connection. As they escape together from the chaos of the night, each confides a deeply guarded secret to the other, bringing Michel face to face with his grief and loneliness.
- 1994
- 1 Hr 25 Mins
On Christmas Eve, Michel, 45, is struggling with the recent death of his wife and spends the night alone in a bar. His encounter with André, who is preparing to celebrate Christmas with his family, sets him on a strange and increasingly unsettling journey through a series of encounters with people on the margins. He crosses paths with a woman making advances, witnesses a suicide, attracts the attention of intrusive strangers, and is taken in by Dominique, a transvestite. Amid these bizarre coincidences, Michel eventually meets Nadine, with whom he forms an unexpected connection. As they escape together from the chaos of the night, each confides a deeply guarded secret to the other, bringing Michel face to face with his grief and loneliness.


