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Le Bonheur (1965) lures viewers into a sunlit domestic idyll only to reveal a chill at its core: Agnès Varda composes a picture of marital bliss with the clinical precision of a portraitist, letting bright colors and impeccable frames become instruments of estrangement. This column reads Le Bonheur through its formal devices and moral ambiguities, tracing how Varda’s meticulous mise-en-scène, off-kilter performances, and elliptical editing assemble an image of happiness that is at once enchanting and disquieting. The goal: close readings, contextual framing, and practical viewing/teaching tools.

This guide explores Le Bonheur (1965), a provocative and visually stunning masterpiece by Agnès Varda le bonheur 1965