| Yvan Attal, Angie David, Claude Berri
, Aurore Clément, Emmanuelle Seigne , Alain Chabat
Writer, director, and actor Yvan Attal takes another look at the
ups and downs of love and monogamy in this biting romantic comedy.
Vincent (Yvan Attal), Fred (Alain Cohen), and Georges (Alain Chabat)
are three Parisian men in their early forties who are coming to
the unfortunate realization that their love lives are not what they
dreamed of in their youth. Vincent is married to Gabrielle (Charlotte
Gainsbourg), and while there's still some spark left in their marriage,
it usually appears only after an argument. Vincent is having a furtive
affair with a beautiful woman (Angie David), while Gabrielle is
tempted to do the same when a handsome man in a record shop (Johnny
Depp) begins silently flirting with her. Fred is the bachelor of
the group, and seems to have an endless parade of women passing
through his bedroom, but no one misses the fact that he longs for
the sort of long-term relationship that has so far evaded him. And
Georges is reaching the end of his rope with his wife, Nathalie
(Emmanuelle Seigner), an abrasive feminist who insists on making
every aspect of their lives a political matter, but lacking the
courage to break up with her, Georges deals with his feelings in
the traditional manner -- he buys a new car. Happily Ever After
was Attal's first project as writer and director after his international
hit Ma Femme Est une Actrice. |