Happily Ever After

(2004)

★ 6 IMDb · 123 votes

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Year: 2004

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: France

Director: Иван Атталь

Cast: Шарлотта Генсбур, Иван Атталь, Ален Шаба, Alain Cohen, Эмманюэль Сенье, Анук Эме, Claude Berri, Аврора Клеман, Carolina Gynning, Ben Attal

Plot

Is love compatible with coupledom? And what of freedom and fidelity? These are some of the questions facing two married men.

What makes a marriage? Georges and Natalie argue and shout constantly; Fred, a bachelor playboy approaching 50, sleeps with many women, loving them all, living with none. Vincent, nearing 40, best friend of Georges and Fred, is married to Gabrielle and they have a son. He keeps his feelings to himself. He and Gabrielle are playful and passionate with each other, then bored and detached. Is Vincent holding back, and if so, why? A colleague accuses him of believing in romantic fairy tales. Gabrielle imagines them separated. Are the basics of life women working and men chasing skirts? Is marriage the alternative to possibilities?