A Happy Event (2011)

Un heureux événement (original title)

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1h 47min
Comedy, Drama
28 Sep 2011 (Belgium)
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A happy event or an intimate view of motherhood, sincere and with no taboos.

Director:

Rémi Bezançon

Writers:

Eliette Abecassis, Rémi Bezançon, Vanessa Portal

Stars:

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Still of Louise Bourgoin in A Happy Event (2011)

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Cast

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	Louise Bourgoin	...	Barbara Dray / Barbara
	Pio Marmaï	...	Nicolas Malle / Nicolas
	Josiane Balasko	...	Claire / la mère de Barbara
	Thierry Frémont	...	Tony
	Gabrielle Lazure	...	Édith / la mère de Nicolas
	Firmine Richard	...	La sage femme / The wise woman
	Anaïs Croze	...	Daphné
	Daphné Bürki	...	Katia / la soeur de Barbara
	Lannick Gautry	...	Camille Rose / Le docteur
	Gérard Lubin	...	Jonathan Malle / Le docteur
	Nicole Valberg	...	La gynécologue
	Louis-Do de Lencquesaing	...	Jean-François Truffard / le prof de philo
	Ophélie Koering	...	La vendeuse du sex-shop
	Amélie Glenn	...	La vendeuse du Maman à Tous Prix
	Patrick Spadrille	...	Daniel
	Dominique Baeyens	...	Mme Tordjmann / la voisine
	Michel Nabokoff	...	M. Tordjman / le voisin
	Aïssatou Diop	...	Une femme membre du Club du Lait
	Fanny Hanciaux	...	Une femme membre du Club du Lait
	Mélanie Vaysse	...	Une femme membre du Club du Lait
	Annick Johnson	...	Une femme membre du Club du Lait
	Laure Voglaire	...	Une femme membre du Club du Lait
	Naïma Ostrowski	...	L'anésthétiste
	David Foenkinos	...	Armand - le père de Barbara (photo)
	Myriem Akheddiou	...	L'infirmière de la maternité (as Myriam Akheddiou)
	Eric Larcin	...	Roger - le dépanneur du frigo
	Marcos Adamantiadis	...	Un dépanneur de chez Darty
	Erika Sainte	...	La présentatrice TV
	Bruno Georis	...	Le docteur Marcaurel
	Lou-Anne Bertrand	...	Léa / le bébé de Barbara-Barbara's baby
	Moïra Halilbasic	...	Léa - le bébé de Barbara
	Pascaline Hontens	...	Léa - le bébé de Barbara
	Juliette Wery	...	Léa - le bébé de Barbara
	Manoé Gilson	...	Léa - le bébé de Barbara
	Emma De Craecker	...	Léa - le bébé de Barbara
	Victoria Becker	...	Léa - le bébé de Barbara
	Juliette Becker	...	Léa - le bébé de Barbara
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Aurelya D'Ange	...	(uncredited)
	Annick de Geyter	...	Une femme enceinte (uncredited)
	Sabrina Lopez Leonard	...	Figuration (uncredited)

Directed by

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Rémi Bezançon

Written by

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Eliette Abecassis	...	(novel)

Rémi Bezançon	...	(writer)

Vanessa Portal	...	(writer)

Produced by

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Eric Altmayer	...	producer
Nicolas Altmayer	...	producer
Gladys Brookfield-Hampson	...	development and production
Fabrice Delville	...	financier
Arthur Grec	...	assistant producer
Isabelle Grellat	...	producer
Genevieve Lemal	...	co-producer
Alain-Gilles Viellevoye	...	financier
Arlette Zylberberg	...	co-producer: RTBF

Music by

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Sinclair

Cinematography by

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Antoine Monod

Editing by

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Sophie Reine

Editorial Department

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Maud Dubois	...	assistant editor
Thomas Fernandez	...	assistant editor
Nassim Gordji Tehrani	...	assistant editor
Emmanuel Le Ridant	...	telecine dailies colorist

Casting By

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Maya Serrulla

Production Design by

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Maamar Ech-Cheikh

Art Direction by

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Eric Bourges

Set Decoration by

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Florin Dima
Catherine Werner Schmit

Costume Design by

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Marie-Laure Lasson
Christian Schnezler

Makeup Department

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Sylvie Ferry	...	special makeup effects artist
Pierre Olivier Persin	...	special makeup effects artist
Sandrine Roman	...	key makeup artist
Garance Van Rossum	...	assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Patricia Colombat	...	post-production supervisor
Pascal Roussel	...	production manager
Nora Thomas	...	assistant production manager: Scope Pictures

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paul-Henri Belin	...	first assistant director
Valérie Houdart	...	second assistant director
Eve Martin	...	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

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Sébastien Autphenne	...	assistant property master
Samuel Buisseret	...	graphic designer
Crystel Corbanie	...	painter
Laurie Crochelet	...	scenic artist
Frédéric Delrue	...	set decorator assistant
Jean-Baptiste Frenoy	...	ripper
Maurice Grégoire	...	propmaker
Sévérine Guilbaud	...	second assistant art director
Jean-Marc Liben-Steyns	...	scenic artist
Jean-Michel Lopez	...	set designer
Emmanuelle Roy	...	assistant art director
Alberto Sebastiani	...	head painter
Guarino Suarez-Piedra	...	set dresser
Chantal Talbot	...	scenic artist
Anthony Carlesso Tochon	...	set dresser
Eric Verheyden	...	art department buyer
Nicolas Vrancken	...	props

Sound Department

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Christophe Bourreau	...	foley artist
Vincent Breau	...	boom operator
Emmanuel Croset	...	re-recording mixer
Marc Engels	...	sound mixer
Thomas Gastinel	...	sound mixer: second unit
Marion Lorthioir	...	post-synchronisation
Kenzo Pelsener	...	sound trainee
Samuel Rouillard	...	sound assistant
Hubert Teissedre	...	adr mixer / foley mixer
Antoine Trameçon	...	assistant foley recordist
Matthieu Van Dyck	...	trainee sound assistant
Olivier Walczak	...	supervising sound designer
Sébastien Wera	...	dialogue editor / sound editor

Special Effects by

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Jean-Christophe Bourgeois	...	special effects technician
Franck Limon-Duparcmeur	...	sculptor
Clément Wintz	...	special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Laurent Brett	...	titles designer
Sebastien Dupuis	...	digital compositor
Sylvian Fabre	...	flame artist
Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge	...	flame artist: Mac Guff
François Malary	...	3D animator
Nathalie Mathé	...	matte painter
Alexandre Pluquet	...	title designer
Philippe Sonrier	...	visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Gilles Cappelletto

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stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Andy Achard	...	grip
Antoine Bellem	...	lighting technician
Justine Bourgade	...	first assistant camera
Olivier Cazzitti	...	additional electrician
Julien Chassaignon	...	additional grip
Dominique Degand	...	rigging grip
Vincent Garat	...	groupman
René Haan	...	generator operator
Julia Kundler	...	electrician
Jérôme Milecan	...	additional grip
Guillaume Noël	...	best boy grip
William O'Callaghan	...	director of photography: second unit
Joachim Philippe	...	second assistant camera
Hugo Renard	...	grip
Hans Reynaerts	...	best boy grip
Gunther Schockaert	...	best boy / electrician
Juan Sepulchre	...	first assistant camera
Stanley Chan Wan Sze	...	assistant camera (as Stanley Wan Sze Chan)
Jesse Umut	...	additional grip (as Jessie Umut) / grip
Laurent Usse	...	key grip
Steven Van den Broecke	...	additional grip
Jan Vandenbussche	...	lighting technician
Didier Versolatto	...	best boy
Colin Wandersman	...	gaffer

Casting Department

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Michaël Bier	...	casting belgium
Doriane Flamand	...	casting assistant
Florence Loubeau	...	casting assistant
Marie-Noëlle Simon	...	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Severine Fortune	...	wardrobe assistant (as Séverine Fortune)
Claire Lacaze	...	costume supervisor
Laetitia Wolkowitz	...	wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Nicolas Mambourg

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set location manager

Music Department

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Boban Apostolov	...	scoring pro tools engineer
F.A.M.E.'S. Project	...	orchestra and studio contractor
Georgi Hristovski	...	score recording engineer
Marine Ilharragorry	...	music department
Ronan Maillard	...	orchestrator
Laurent Perez Del Mar	...	composer: additional music (as Laurent Perez)

Script and Continuity Department

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Isabelle Thévenet

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Julie Marangoni

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driver

Additional Crew

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Nancy Brasseur	...	production accountant
Dominique Carlier	...	accessory
Roxane Haulot	...	production staff
Baptiste Jourdan	...	stage manager
Yanet Lafargue	...	production assistant
Isabelle Sauvanon	...	press attache: France
Dominique Segall	...	press attache
Christophe Toulemonde	...	cfo: Scope Pictures

Thanks

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Maxime Delauney

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musical special thanks

Production Companies

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Mandarin Films
Gaumont (co-production)
France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
Scope Pictures (co-production)
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (co-production)
Canal+ (participation)
TPS Star (participation)
France Télévisions (participation)
Région Wallone (participation)
Angoa-Agicoa (support)
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (support)

Distributors

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Annie Planet (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
Aurora Distribution (2012) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
CDI Films (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Cinéart (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Gaumont (2011) (France) (theatrical)
Gaumont (2011) (World-wide) (theatrical)
Golden Village Pictures (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
MVP Entertainment (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
Magyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV) (I) (2012) (Hungary) (theatrical)
North Video Film (2012) (Czechia) (theatrical)
North Video Film (2012) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
PT Amero Mitra Film (2012) (Indonesia) (theatrical)
Pathé Films (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (French-speaking region)
Videa (2012) (Italy) (theatrical)
Angel Films (2012) (Denmark)
Atlantic Film (2012) (Finland) (DVD)
Camino Filmverleih (2012) (Germany)
Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
Golden Scene (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
Golden Scene (2012) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Odeon (2012) (Greece) (DVD)
Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
Screen Media Films (2012) (United States)
Star Entertainment (2012) (India)
Twin Pics (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia)
Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
Universum Film (UFA) (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
Yleisradio (YLE) (2017) (Finland) (tv)
Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal)

Special Effects

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Mac Guff Ligne (visual effects)

Other Companies

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Deep Vision (underwater camera)
Moteur! (publicity)
Rubini & Associés (insurance)
Saya (sound editing)
TSF.be-ATHALYS (camera dollies)
TSF.be-ATHALYS (camera equipment provided by)
TSF.be-ATHALYS (grip and lighting equipment)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. Why didn't anyone warn me? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this?" Un heureux événement, or an intimate view of motherhood, sincere and with no taboos. Written by Anonymous Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	ultrasound antenatal-class weed marijuana sexual-intercourse See All (43) »
Genres	Comedy Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:MA15+ Finland:K-16 (TV) Finland:K-12 (DVD) France:Tous publics Germany:12 Hong Kong:III Italy:T Japan:R18+ Netherlands:12 New Zealand:M Portugal:M/16 Singapore:R21 Singapore:M18 South Korea:18 Sweden:11 (DVD rating) Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) United Kingdom:15 United States:R

Additional Details

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Also Known As	A Happy Event (World-wide, English title) A Happy Event (Canada, English title) A Happy Event (United States) A Happy Event (United Kingdom) Ein freudiges Ereignis (Germany) See more »
Runtime	107 min
Official Sites	Gaumont Mandarin Films Official Facebook Official site SCOPE Invest
Country	France Belgium
Language	French
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Cuba See more »

Box Office

Budget

EUR11,475,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Louise Bourgoin was not pregnant. She wore belly prostheses to simulate pregnancy in this movie. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Starfilm (2017). See more »
Soundtracks	Caipirinha See more »

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