La Vie secrète des gens heureux
Encyclopedia
La vie secrète des gens heureux ( The Secret Life of Happy People) is a 2006 Canadian comedy-drama film.
of his bourgeois family. One day, he meets a free-spirited waitress named Audrey (Catherine Deléan) who changes his life. Thomas eventually finds out the truth behind their seemingly innocent encounter, which may change his family forever.
Plot
Thomas Dufresne (Paquet) is the black sheepBlack sheep
In the English language, black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family. The term has typically been given negative implications, implying waywardness...
of his bourgeois family. One day, he meets a free-spirited waitress named Audrey (Catherine Deléan) who changes his life. Thomas eventually finds out the truth behind their seemingly innocent encounter, which may change his family forever.
Recognition
- 2007 Claude Jutra AwardClaude Jutra AwardThe Claude Jutra Award is a special Canadian film award, presented at the annual Genie Award ceremony to the year's best feature film by a first-time film director...
- Stéphane Lapointe - Won (tied with Julia KwanJulia KwanJulia Kwan is a Vancouver-based filmmaker who studied film and minored in psychology at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto. She was also a director resident at Norman Jewison's prestigious Canadian Film Centre, where she made her award-winning short, Three Sisters on Moon Lake...
for Eve and the Fire HorseEve and the Fire HorseEve and the Fire Horse is a 2005 Canadian film written and directed by Julia Kwan. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director in Canada.-Plot:...
) - 2007 Jutra AwardJutra AwardThe Jutra Award is a Canadian annual cinema award that recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in the province of Quebec...
for Best Film - Roger FrappierRoger FrappierRoger Frappier is a Canadian producer, director, editor, actor, and screenwriter born April 14, 1945.-As Producer:* 1971 : Le Grand film ordinaire* 1974 : On a raison de se révolter* 1977 : Le Manitoba ne répond plus...
Luc Vandal - Nominated - 2007 Genie Award for Best Achievement in DirectionGenie Award for Best Achievement in DirectionThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film director.-1st Genie Awards:*Bob Clark, Murder by Decree*Peter Carter, Klondike Fever...
- Stéphane Lapointe - Nominated - 2007 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original ScoreGenie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original ScoreThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian original score.-1st Genie Awards:* Carl Zittrer, Paul Zaza,Murder By Decree...
- Pierre Desrochers - Nominated - 2007 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleThe Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree...
- Marie GignacMarie GignacMarie Gignac is a two-time Genie Award–nominated actress. Gignac has been nominated twice in the category of Best Supporting Actress each for Le Confessional and La Vie secrète des gens heureux....
- Nominated - 2007 Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Stéphane Lapointe - Nominated