Happiness Is in the Field

Happiness Is in the Field

1995 · 106 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is searching for her husband who disappeared 28 years ago. The lost husband looks like an identical twin of Francis...

Directed by Étienne Chatiliez · Written by Florence Quentin

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