Heureux anniversaire
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.
Happy Anniversary (1963) is a comedy film directed by Pierre Étaix, released on June 20, 1963 with a runtime of 12m. It stars Pierre Étaix, Georges Loriot, Laurence Lignières and Nono Zammit. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 25 ratings.
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Pierre Étaix
as Le mari
Georges Loriot
Laurence Lignières
as La femme
Nono Zammit
Lucien Frégis
Ican Paillaud
Robert Blome
Directed by Pierre Étaix, written by Jean-Claude Carrière and Pierre Étaix, produced by Paul Claudon.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 25 ratings.
With his wife (Laurence Lignières) having prepared an anniversary luncheon at home, husband (Pierre Étaix) is out in Paris hoping to get her some nice gifts before returning for dejeuner. What he hasn’t quite factored in, though, is that the old cobbled streets of the city centre are jam packed with other motorists vying for that last parking space or just generally sitting in endless queues of traffic edging…
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Happy Anniversary (1963) is available to stream on Criterion Channel. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Happy Anniversary (1963) includes Pierre Étaix, Georges Loriot, Laurence Lignières, Nono Zammit and Lucien Frégis. The film was directed by Pierre Étaix. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Happy Anniversary was released on June 20, 1963 and runs for 12m.
Happy Anniversary (1963) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 25 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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