Ottawa
teacher scene sim to HGWMV
healty attitudes about sex
driscol---sad
"The Happy Time" is unusual in that it's about a nice family that lives in Ottawa, Canada. Not only did Hollywood rarely talk about Canada...but setting the story in French-speaking Canada...that's unusual. I can only think of one or two other films like this.
If you look past the fact it's set in Canada, the story is essentially a slice of life tale much like other Hollywood products. If you enjoyed watching "Life With Father", "Meet Me in St. Louis" or "How Green Was My Valley", you pretty much should like this one as well.
The story is about the Bonnard family--made up of French and American actors (though no French Canadians, sadly). They are decent folk and the story centers on the adolescence and blooming sexuality in Robert Bonnard (Bobby Driscoll) but you enjoy seeing various other family members and their predicaments. Overall, very enjoyable and well made.
By the way, it was a bit sad watching the film because I knew about the life of Bobby Driscoll. He went from a young star in Disney films to dying alone and unidentified at age 31....what a waste.
"The Happy Time" is unusual in that it's about a nice family that lives in Ottawa, Canada. Not only did Hollywood rarely talk about Canada...but setting the story in French-speaking Canada...that's unusual. I can only think of one or two other films like this.
If you look past the fact it's set in Canada, the story is essentially a slice of life tale much like other Hollywood products. If you enjoyed watching "Life With Father", "Meet Me in St. Louis" or "How Green Was My Valley", you pretty much should like this one as well.
The story is about the Bonnard family--made up of French and American actors (though no French Canadians, sadly). They are decent folk and the story centers on the adolescence and blooming sexuality in Robert Bonnard (Bobby Driscoll) but you enjoy seeing various other family members and their predicaments. Overall, very enjoyable and well made.
By the way, it was a bit sad watching the film because I knew about the life of Bobby Driscoll. He went from a young star in Disney films to dying alone and unidentified at age 31....what a waste.