Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary

Directed by Jean-Claude Carrière, Pierre Étaix

Produced by C.A.P.A.C.

196312 min7.1 / 10

A lighthearted, slapstick comedy about a husband's frantic race against time and traffic to salvage an anniversary celebration, built on physical humor and marital affection.

Heureux Anniversaire is a 1962 French short comedy film directed by Pierre Étaix. While his wife impatiently waits and gets drunk, a husband tries to get the appropriate anniversary gifts and fight his way home through traffic in time for their celebratory lunch. It won an Oscar in 1963 for Best Short Subject.

Questions people ask

  • Is Happy Anniversary easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Happy Anniversary scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Happy Anniversary end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Happy Anniversary sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Happy Anniversary violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

57/ 100

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity24

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Surprise84

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Love72

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