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Trop de bonheur

Cédric Kahn | France | 1994 | 85' | | IFFR 1995

Valérie and Mathilde are at the start of their summer holiday and wonder how to spend it – preferably with a boy. For Mathilde a break from school, for Valérie it is all over: she was expelled just before the exams. Kamel and Didier are there too, two bluffers who dream of a relationship with one of the girls. Their problem is that they both fall for Valérie. At a party at Mathilde’s house they drink, smoke dope and dance to Raï, to Bob Marley and to the Rolling Stones. In a carefree and euphoric mood, the party-goers see the evening merge into night. After that night, their relationships will never be the same again. The film was shot in only three weeks with a group of young amateur actors. Kahn tries to capture the innocence and frankness of the young bodies for the camera.

Film details

Country of production
France
Year
1994
Festival edition
IFFR 1995
Length
85"
Medium/Format
35mm

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