Happy, Happy

R16

2010

88 mins

Directed by Anne Sewitsky
85%
60%
Comedy
Drama
Award Winner

Norwegian sex romp comedy that won the Grand Jury Award (World Cinema Drama) at Sundance 2011. Centres on the consequential... More

Norwegian sex romp comedy that won the Grand Jury Award (World Cinema Drama) at Sundance 2011. Centres on the consequential misbehavings of two married couples and the politically incorrect games of their children.

"There’s a well-honed eye for marital malaise here that’s reminiscent of Mike Leigh – and a matter-of-fact attention to details of sexual shenanigans that’s much more... well, Scandinavian. Schoolteacher Kaja lives happily enough in a remote town with her husband Eirik and their son. Eirik’s sour temper becomes much more obvious to the habitually chipper Kaja when affable Sigve, his lawyer wife Elisabeth and their adopted Ethiopian son move from the city and rent the (only) house next door. While the boys play games of unspeakable political incorrectness, their oblivious parents play more consequential grown-up games: truth or dare, for example, and hide and seek." (Source: NZ International Film Festival 2011)

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Happy, Happy | Ratings & Reviews

85_%48 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
60_%818 reviews
Audience score rating

"A winning comedy that gets good-natured fun out of characters behaving quite badly."

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Variety

"Although the film’s performances, especially Ms. Kittelsen’s, are strong, “Happy, Happy” is tepid stuff."

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The New York Times

"Happy, Happy may indeed charm, but beware: it's certainly not all joy, joy."

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Stuff

""Happy, Happy" is a very strange film. Yet I was happy to be watching. It is short and intense enough that it always seems on track, even if the train goes nowhere."

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Roger Ebert

"The movie's understanding and insight come in moments so incisive that the sharpness will sting."

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Los Angeles Times

"Kittelsen's performance is the linchpin of the film -- her open, emotive face reveals as much about her thoughts as her poor impulse control."

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Hollywood Reporter

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Award winner: Grand Jury Award (World Cinema Drama) at Sundance Film Festival 2011.
Rating: R16, contains sex scenes
Runtime: 88
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country of origin: Norway