Happiness

  • 1998
  • 2h 14min
  • NC-17

Comedy, Drama

  • Todd Solondz
  • Todd Solondz
  • Good Machine, Killer Films
  • David Linde, James Schamus
  • Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Justin Elvin, Cynthia Stevenson, Lila Glantzman-Leib, Henry, Gerry Becker

  • Happiness is a 1998 American black comedy film written and directed by Todd Solondz, that portrays the lives of three sisters, their families, and those around them. The film was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for "its bold tracking of controversial contemporary themes, richly-layered subtext, and remarkable fluidity of visual style," and the cast received the National Board of Review award for best ensemble performance.

    The film spawned the pseudosequel Life During Wartime, which premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival.