The art of being happy

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.

Keywords

  • Best Novels Adaptation
  • Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
  • Les Magritte du Cinéma
  • Painting in Cinema

Actors

  • Benoît Poelvoorde
  • Camille Cottin
  • François Damiens
  • Gustave Kervern
  • Laurence Bibot
  • Lorella Cravotta
  • Marine Dandoy

Director

  • Stefan Liberski

Comedy


1h 30min


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FR

Belgium
France
2024
An unknown and unhappy painter suddenly decides to quit his job and move to a small town in Normandie.

An unknown and unhappy painter suddenly decides to quit his job and move to a small town in Normandie.


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.

Cast & Crew