A Happy Man (2009)
Le bonheur de Pierre (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 46min
- Comedy
- 27 Feb 2009 (Canada)
- Movie
A touching politically incorrect comedy and a triumph of happiness over human mediocrity. Starring Pierre RICHARD, Sylvie TESTUD and Remy GIRARD.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Pierre Richard | ... |
Pierre Martin
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| Sylvie Testud | ... |
Catherine Martin
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| Rémy Girard | ... |
Michel Dolbec
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| Louise Portal | ... |
Louise Dolbec
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| Patrick Drolet | ... |
Steven Dolbec
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| Jean-Nicolas Verreault | ... |
Mario
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| Gaston Lepage | ... |
Ti-Guy
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| Diane Lavallée | ... |
Pauline
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| Vincent Bilodeau | ... |
Raymond
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| Sylvie Lemay | ... |
Chantal
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| Luc Proulx | ... |
Méo
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| André Lacoste | ... |
Marcel
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Philippe Agède | ... |
Un étudiant à la Sorbonne
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Caleb Beaudoin-Gauthier | ... |
Pierre Martin enfant
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Martin Champagne | ... |
Le père de Michel (in photo)
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Marie-Ève Gamache | ... |
Tante Jeanne (in photo)
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Catherine Joly | ... |
Tante Jeanne
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Nicolas Plaisance | ... |
Michel à 6 ans (in photo)
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Directed by
| Robert Ménard | ||
Written by
| Guy Bonnier | ... | (story, screenplay and dialogue) |
| Christophe Duthuron | ... | (collaborating writer) |
| Michel Icart | ... | (collaborating writer) |
| Robert Ménard | ... | (consulting writer) |
| Benoît Pelletier | ... | (collaborating writer) |
| Pierre Richard | ... | (consulting writer) |
Produced by
| Claude Bonin | ... | producer |
| Guy Bonnier | ... | producer |
| Rahila Bootwala | ... | co-producer |
| Clémentine Dabadie | ... | co-producer (as Clementine Dabadie) |
| Henri Grange | ... | executive producer |
| Jerome Grange | ... | executive producer |
| Claude Marquet | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Sébastien Souchois | ||
Cinematography by
| Pierre Mignot | ||
Editing by
| Michel Arcand | ||
Editorial Department
| Linda Bourgeois | ... | negative cutting |
| Jim Campabanal | ... | negative cutting (as Jim Campabadal) |
| Geneviève Clermont | ... | editorial coordinator |
| Agathe Devaux-Charbonnel | ... | assistant editor |
| Nicolas Gauthier | ... | on-line editor |
| François Lessard | ... | editorial coordinator (as François 'Viz' Lessard) |
| Marc Lussier | ... | colorist |
| Arthur Montreuil | ... | film color timer |
| Roxane Taillon | ... | negative cutting |
Casting By
| Lucie Robitaille | ||
Art Direction by
| Jean Bourret | ||
Set Decoration by
| Valérie Leguay | ||
Costume Design by
| Lyse Bédard | ||
Makeup Department
| Claudette Beaudoin | ... | makeup artist |
| Dominique Dupras | ... | hair stylist |
| Christiane Fattori | ... | key makeup artist |
| Martin Lapointe | ... | key hair stylist |
| Alain Monges | ... | makeup artist / hair stylist: france |
Production Management
| Jeremy Couteau | ... | unit manager: france |
| Stephane Desharnais | ... | set unit manager |
| Jean-Yves Dolbec | ... | production manager |
| Julien Flick | ... | unit manager: france |
| Jean-Pascal Gautier | ... | unit production manager: france |
| Marie-Anne Leverbe | ... | production manager: france |
| Bruce Martin | ... | unit production manager: france |
| Kevin Matthews | ... | assistant set unit manager |
| Pierre Thériault | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Matthieu Allard | ... | associate assistant director: france |
| Jean-Philippe Archibald | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Paul Drouin | ... | second assistant director |
| Anne Felotti-Sommaruga | ... | second assistant director: france (as Anne Felotti) |
| Brigitte LeBlanc | ... | third assistant director |
| Myriam Lemay-Bonin | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Pierre Plante | ... | first assistant director |
| Yohann Poissonneau | ... | trainee assistant director: france |
Art Department
| Véronique Arcouette | ... | props: exteriors |
| Olivia Barratier | ... | graphic designer |
| Nicolas Busset | ... | props: france |
| Pascal Bélanger | ... | carpenter |
| Mathieu Caron | ... | assistant art director |
| Emmanuelle Cloutier | ... | painter |
| Stéphane Connolly | ... | props: set |
| Claude Dubé | ... | scenic technician |
| Maxime Dufort | ... | scenic technician |
| Chantal Grenon | ... | painter |
| Anne Langis | ... | assistant art director |
| Colin Lavigne | ... | scenic technician |
| Julie Leblanc | ... | head painter |
| Caroline Ouimet | ... | assistant art director |
| Anne St.-Pierre | ... | painter |
| Jocelyn Tremblay | ... | set assistant |
| Pascal Tremblay | ... | scenic technician |
| Olivia Barratier | ... | main title design (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Christophe Brajdic | ... | sound department manager: postmoderne - les audis de vanves |
| Jo Caron | ... | adr and foley recordist (as Jocelyn Caron) |
| François Casaÿs | ... | music mixer |
| Dominique Delguste | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Emmanuel Desguez | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Eric Devulder | ... | sound engineer: france |
| Natalie Fleurant | ... | adr supervisor |
| Guy Francoeur | ... | foley artist |
| Phillipe Frumignac | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Marie-Claude Gagné | ... | sound designer |
| Vincent Gregorio | ... | post-synchronization assistant: paris (as Vincent Grégorio) |
| Claude Hazanavicius | ... | sound |
| Marc Hazanavicius | ... | boom operator |
| Arthur Le Roux | ... | assistant sound: france |
| Benoit Leduc | ... | adr recordist: montréal |
| Francis Perreard | ... | sound consultant: dolby |
| Claire Pochon | ... | dialogue editor |
| Marie Quesnel | ... | sound department coordinator |
| Jean-François Sauvé | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Gaspar Brabant | ... | special effects technician |
| Bernard Choquette | ... | special effects assistant technician |
| Francis Choquette | ... | special effects technician |
| Louis Craig | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Pierre Côté | ... | special effects technician |
| Mario Dumont | ... | special effects workshop supervisor |
| André Essiembre | ... | special effects technician |
| Bernard Guay | ... | special effects assistant technician |
| André Laforest | ... | special effects best boy |
| Jacques Langlois | ... | special effects technician |
| Denis Lavigne | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Yves Martel | ... | special effects assistant technician |
| Louis Pedneault | ... | special effects technician |
| Pierre 'Bill' Rivard | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Francis Bernard | ... | cg artist |
| Eve Brunet | ... | visual effects producer |
| Jimmy Caron | ... | cg artist |
| Olivier Goulet | ... | visual effects supervisor: Vision Globale |
| Evelyne Leblond | ... | digital compositor (as Evelyn Leblond) |
| Tram Luong | ... | cg artist |
| Hugo Léveillé | ... | digital compositor: Vision Globale |
| Juliette Mourez | ... | digital compositor |
| Philippe Roberge | ... | digital compositor: Vision Globale |
| Francis St-Denis | ... | cg artist |
| Patrick Tasse | ... | digital compositor |
| Benoit Touchette | ... | visual effects producer: Vision Globale |
| Duy Tran | ... | digital effects artist |
| Jonathan Grégoire | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Alexandre Cadieux | ... | stunt coordinator (as Alex Cadieux) |
| Jean Frenette | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean Angers | ... | electrician |
| Bruno Boban | ... | grip: france |
| Alexandre Bouchard | ... | video assist |
| Thomas Bovet | ... | associate assistant camera |
| Angelo Chinosi | ... | key grip: France |
| Daniel Chrétien Jr. | ... | best boy electric |
| Daniel Chrétien | ... | gaffer |
| Carla Clarke | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Paul Duchesne | ... | grip |
| Michel Durocher | ... | crane operator |
| Christophe Echard | ... | still photographer: france |
| Rodolphe Galant | ... | cinematographer: making-of |
| Pascal Ghristi | ... | grip: france |
| Chloé Giroux-lachance | ... | second assistant camera (as Chloe Giroux) |
| Marie-Pierre Gratton | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Pascal Henin | ... | electrician: france |
| Simon Hébert | ... | grip |
| Martin Lebel | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Steven McMahon | ... | grip |
| Nicolas Mignot | ... | best boy grip |
| Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Eric Morin | ... | generator operator |
| Marc Mulero | ... | electrician: france |
| Yanka Pelletier | ... | key grip |
| Clémentine Picchi | ... | second assistant camera: france |
| Benjamin Provost | ... | electrician: france |
| Robert Prévost | ... | gaffer: france |
| Dominique Quérou | ... | generator operator: france |
| Sébastien Raymond | ... | still photographer |
| Karine Simard | ... | trainee assistant camera |
| Christophe Taets | ... | electrician |
| Eric Tremblay | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Fatiha Sebbaghi | ... | casting director: france |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mureille Blouin | ... | aging technician (as Murielle Blouin) |
| Pauline Fortin | ... | costumer |
| Christine Grenier | ... | costumer |
| Nicole Langlois | ... | dressmaker |
| Valérie Mascolo | ... | dresser: france |
| Ginette Régis | ... | dresser |
Music Department
| Lucie Bourgouin | ... | music licensing: Permission |
| Sylvie Chapelle | ... | musician: bassoon |
| Elena Chesneau | ... | musician: violin |
| Bernard Cochin | ... | musician: double bass |
| Catherine Delaunay | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Franck Enouf | ... | musician: drums |
| David Fourdrinoy | ... | musician: percussions |
| Quentin Ghomari | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Thierry Lhiver | ... | musician: trombone |
| Nicolas Noël | ... | musician: piano |
| Csaba Palotaï | ... | musician: guitar / banjo (as Csaba Palotai) |
| Jacques Petit | ... | arranger: credits music |
| Anaël Rousseau | ... | musician: cello |
| Cédric Rousseau | ... | musician: viola (as Cédrik Rousseau) |
| Amir Shahverdi | ... | musician: flute (as Aimé Kouchyar Shahroudi) |
| Sébastien Souchois | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Hervé Walczak | ... | musician: violin |
Transportation Department
| Michel Perreault | ... | vehicles coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Aldan Berg | ... | lab coordinator |
| Marie Blackburn | ... | caterer |
| Greg Bonnier | ... | making-of director (as Gregory Bonnier) |
| Brigitte Chabot | ... | unit publicist |
| Myriam Coulombe | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Laetitia Delage | ... | production secretary: france |
| Hervé Filey | ... | financial engineer: France |
| Paul Gagnon | ... | lab manager / client services: citélab |
| Rodolphe Galant | ... | prodcuction assistant: france |
| Linda Girard | ... | canteen |
| Stéfanie Guadagnino | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Josée Juteau | ... | animal wrangler |
| Christian Labrie | ... | weapon wrangler |
| Roger Lavoie | ... | caterer |
| Marc Lussier | ... | hd transfer |
| Geneviève Létourneau | ... | production assistant |
| Hélène Lévesque | ... | caterer |
| Alexandre Morency | ... | post-production runner |
| Luc Morin | ... | caterer |
| Nicolas Moya | ... | financial engineer: France |
| Thomas Muselier | ... | financial engineer: France |
| Jean-François Méplon | ... | making-of crew |
| Alain Parillaud | ... | private financing research: france |
| Matthieu Robédat | ... | sponsorship research: france |
| Stéphane Roy | ... | canteen |
| David Salbot | ... | production accountant: france |
| Andrée Savard | ... | production runner |
| Marie-Josée Trottier | ... | set production assistant |
| Marin Valois | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Paul Bellerose | ... | thanks: Vision Globale |
| Samy Chandiramani | ... | thanks: Postmoderne |
| Michel Trudel | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Carrot Entertainment
- Chabraque Productions (coproduction)
- Crédit d'Impôt Cinéma et Télévision (support)
- Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (support)
- Radio Canada Internet (participation)
- Sofica Soficinéma 4 (support)
- Super Ecran (in collaboration with)
- TPS Star (support)
- Téléfilm Canada (participation)
- i Studio Cinema Television (France)
Distributors
- Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Rézo Films (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Carrot Entertainment (2009) (World-wide)
- Intergroove Media (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mellimédias (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Accor Hôtels (thanks)
- Accès digital (score recording studio)
- Air Transat (thanks)
- B.F. Lorenzetti & Associates (insurance)
- Carman Luggage (thanks)
- Château La Guardine (thanks)
- Ciné-Mobile (vehicles by)
- Fromagerie Boivin (thanks)
- Garde côtière canadienne - région du Québec (thanks)
- Kanuk (thanks)
- Kodak Canada (film stock)
- La Banque Royale du Canada (banking services)
- La Nichouette (thanks)
- La Tour à bière (thanks)
- LeRoux-Boivin (accounting services)
- Les Audis de Vanves (sound post-production)
- Location Michel Trudel (camera equipment provided by)
- Loto Québec (thanks)
- M.M.I. Product Placement (thanks)
- Michelin (thanks)
- Orange (thanks)
- Panorama Media (thanks)
- Parc marin de Saguenay-Saint-Laurent (thanks)
- Permission (music clearance services)
- Postmoderne (sound post-production)
- Pro-Films Animal Inc. (animals by)
- Productions de l'Intrigue, Les (Special Effects Company)
- Promotion Saguenay (thanks)
- Restaurant Lucerne (catering)
- Snap Shots (weapons by)
- Société de gestion portuaire de Chicoutimi (thanks)
- Sony Erickson (thanks)
- Splice Digital (editorial facilities)
- TVA Publications (thanks)
- Ville de Saguenay (thanks)
- Ville de Sainte-Rose-du-Nord (thanks)
- i Studio Cinema Television (archive)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Pierre Martin teaches quantum physics at the renowned Sorbonne University in Paris. He has a daughter, Sylvie, who lives with him. One day Pierre learns that he has inherited an inn from an aunt. The trouble is that the establishment is located amid the snows of a small village in Québec. Nobody would have bet on it but Pierre decides to leave his job, to fly to Sainte-Simone-du-Nord and operate the inn. As for Sylvie, she follows her father there despite his reluctance. Unfortunately for both Michel Dolbec, the apparently friendly mayor, secretly covets the inn and is prepared to do everything to make their lives a misery. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD7,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | French visa # 119827. See more » |
| Goofs | Around 00:08:21, Catherine is crossing legs. On the next shot, her legs aren't longer crossed. See more » |
| Soundtracks | 2033 See more » |