6.5
The Vexxer
2007
Happy Anniversary (1963)
June 20, 196312mFR
7.0
23 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Pierre ÉtaixWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
C.A.P.A.C.
Movies Like Happy Anniversary
Recommended for You
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0With 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 forward inch by inch. As she becomes peckish at home and begins to nibble, he makes little progress. Soon, well Mme. has tucked into the vin rouge and he is racing home after having been…
Read full review →