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A Happy Event

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Mothers find they must confront love, sacrifice, tenderness and abandonment.
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Adam Ross The Aristocrat 09/27/2012
3/5
... it has something that few modern films do: a realistic insight into the female perspective. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/26/2012
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Jim Schembri 3AW 07/03/2012
2.5/5
The tale alternates between whimsy and realism a little too much...but is pleasant, passable viewing. Go to Full Review Louise Keller Urban Cinefile 06/30/2012
Desire, love and madness leads to motherhood in this warts-and-all look at the A to Z of what happens to a woman when she has a baby... there's an inherent feeling of truth about the work and performances, resonating especially with female audiences Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/02/2018 Pure reality. Enjoyed it. See more 10/26/2014 Let's all take a moment and appreciate just how brilliant Louise Bourgoin was in this. A fantastic movie, nothing less than you'd expect from Rémi Bezançon. See more 08/14/2014 Plongée dans la vie d'un couple qui attend un enfant. Un heureux événement est un film drôle et poignant a la fois. See more 04/26/2014 Debut Performance By Ms Bourgoin Is Fantastic, The French Take On Pregnancy & Through A Women's Perspective, Is A Fresh Break From All The Hollywood Rom-Com Rubbish That Tends To Fill Up The Cinemas. See more 03/15/2014 Un bon film a regarder.. See more 10/19/2013 Really good! Perfect chick-flick sort of film. :) See more Read all reviews
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Rémi Bezançon

Director

Louise Bourgoin

Barbara Dray

Pio Marmaï

Nicolas Malle

Josiane Balasko

Claire

Thierry Frémont

Tony

Gabrielle Lazure

Édith
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Movie Info

Synopsis Mothers find they must confront love, sacrifice, tenderness and abandonment.
Director
Rémi Bezançon
Producer
Genevieve Lemal, Éric Altmayer
Screenwriter
Rémi Bezançon, Vanessa Portal, Vanessa Portal
Production Co
France Télévision, TPS Star, Radio Télévision Belge Francofone (RTB), France 2 Cinéma, Angoa-Agicoa, Canal+, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, Gaumont, Scope Pictures, Région Wallone, Mandarin Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 4, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.9K
Runtime
1h 47m