The Secret Life of Happy People

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2006 Canadian film

The Secret Life of Happy People

French| La vie secrète des gens heureux
Directed by| Stéphane Lapointe
Written by| Stéphane Lapointe
Produced by| Roger Frappier
Luc Vandal
Starring| Gilbert Sicotte
Marc Paquet
Catherine De Léan
Anne Dorval
Music by| Nathalie Boileau
Distributed by| Christal Films (Canada) (theatrical)

Release date

* September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05)

Running time

| 101 minutes
Country| Canada
Language| French

The Secret Life of Happy People (French: La vie secrète des gens heureux) is a 2006 Canadian comedy-drama film.

## Plot

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Thomas Dufresne (Marc Paquet) is the black sheep of his bourgeois family. One day, he meets a free-spirited waitress named Audrey (Catherine De Léan) who changes his life. Thomas eventually finds out the truth behind their seemingly innocent encounter, which may change his family forever.

## Recognition

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* 2006 Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Film - Won[1]
* 2007 Claude Jutra Award \- Stéphane Lapointe \- Won (tied with Julia Kwan for Eve and the Fire Horse)
* 2007 Jutra Award for Best Film - Roger Frappier
Luc Vandal \- Nominated
* 2007 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction \- Stéphane Lapointe - Nominated
* 2007 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score \- Pierre Desrochers \- Nominated
* 2007 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role \- Marie Gignac \- Nominated
* 2007 Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay \- Stéphane Lapointe - Nominated

## References

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1. ^ Fiona Hughes, "Happy People tops Whistler Fest awards". Vancouver Courier, December 6, 2006.

## External links

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* The Secret Life of Happy People at IMDb

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Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature
(Claude Jutra/John Dunning Award)

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* The Grocer's Wife (1993)
* Louis 19, le roi des ondes (1994)
* Le Confessionnal (1995)
* Joe's So Mean to Josephine (1996)
* The Hanging Garden (1997)
* Last Night (1998)
* Post Mortem (1999)

2000s|

* La Moitié gauche du frigo (2000)
* Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
* Flower & Garnet (2002)
* Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause (2003)
* La Peau blanche (2004)
* Familia (2005)
* Eve and the Fire Horse and La Vie secrète des gens heureux (2006)
* Away from Her (2007)
* Tout est parfait (2008)
* J'ai tué ma mère (2009)

2010s|

* Sortie 67 (2010)
* Nuit #1 (2011)
* Blackbird (2012)
* Whitewash (2013)
* Bang Bang Baby (2014)
* River and Mina Walking (2015)
* Old Stone and The Lockpicker (2016)
* Ava and Black Cop (2017)
* Une colonie (2018)
* Murmur (2019)

2020s|

* Beans (2020)
* Scarborough (2021)
* Falcon Lake (2022)
* In Flames (2023)

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