Those Happy Years

Those Happy Years

Directed by Daniele Luchetti

Produced by Cattleya, Babe Film

2013100 min6.1 / 10

A darkly comedic portrait of a self-absorbed artist's unraveling after infidelity and professional failure force a reckoning with his own narcissism.

A narcissistic artist's world turns upside down after his wife's affair and a disastrous exhibition of his work.

Questions people ask

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

  • Is Those Happy Years sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Those Happy Years end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Those Happy Years scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Those Happy Years easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Those Happy Years

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Those Happy Years

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Those Happy Years, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Those Happy Years, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Those Happy Years, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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