''La Maison du Bonheur'' (The House of Happiness) is a 2006 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy ''Welcome to ...

, adapted from the play ''La Vie de chantier'' (Life on a building site).

Plot

Charles Boulin is a debt collector for a credit company called Crédilem. After his wife Anne accuses him of being tight-fisted, he decides to surprise her by buying a house in the country... but before he manages to do so the house is snatched up by one of his colleagues. In his disappointment he steals his colleague's bag which contains the signed deeds. As he has already been given several warnings at work, he is sacked on the spot. To reduce renovation costs, Charles Boulin seeks the help of Jean-Pierre Draquart, the shifty estate agent who sold him the second house in his catalogue. This swindler calls up his "best team": Mouloud Mami and Donatello Pirelli - who as workers are both perfectly incompetent. As the renovation progresses, the house gradually turns into ruins. Charles soon finds himself in debt after being refused a bank loan and then has to sell the family apartment without letting his wife or daughter find out. He survives on odd jobs, whilst scheming in order to convince his family to move into the "new" house...

Cast

as Charles Boulin *

Michèle Laroque Michèle Laroque (; born 15 June 1960) is a French actress, comedian, humorist, producer and screenwriter. Early life Michèle Laroque was born in Nice in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is the daughter of Romanian dancer and violinis ...

as Anne Boulin *

Daniel Prévost Daniel Prévost (born 20 October 1939) is a French actor, comedian and writer. Early life Daniel Prévost, alias Denis Forestier, was born to Micheline Chevalier and Mohand Ait Salem. His father was of Berber descent from Algeria (Kabylie re ...

as Jean-Pierre Draquart *

Zinedine Soualem Zinedine Soualem (born 17 April 1957) is a French actor. He has appeared in at least five films directed by Cédric Klapisch. Personal life Soualem is Algerian by ancestry, and was at one point married to the actress Hiam Abbass Hiam Abba ...

as Mouloud Mami *

Laurent Gamelon Laurent Gamelon (born 19 June 1960) is a French actor. Filmography Theater References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gamelon, Laurent French male film actors Living people 20th-century French male actors 21st-century Frenc ...

as Donatello Pirelli * Line Renaud as Aunt Suzanne Bailleul *

Michel Vuillermoz Michel Vuillermoz (born 18 December 1962) is a French actor and scriptwriter. Vuillermoz has appeared in more than 100 films and 40 plays. In 1998, he received two Molière Award: Best Male Newcomer and Best Play for ''André le Magnifique''. ...

as Jacques Kurtz *

Ariane Séguillon Ariane may refer to: *Ariana (name), also Ariane, Arianne Arts * ''Ariane'' (Martinů), an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, first performed 1961 * ''Ariane'' (Massenet), an opera by Jules Massenet, first performed 1906 * ''Ariane'' (film), a 1931 ...

as Nicole Kurtz * Gaëlle Bona as Élisabeth * Antoine Chappey as Alexis Boulin * Laure Sirieix as Norah Boulin *

Frédéric Bouraly Frédéric Bouraly (born 3 May 1960) is a French actor. Theater Filmography Dubbing Frédéric Bouraly was the French voice of several characters from animation Movies and TV Series. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Boural ...

as The doctor *

Jacqueline Jehanneuf Jacqueline may refer to: People * Jacqueline (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), ring name "Jacqueline", American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), ...

as The house owner *

Jean Dell Jean Dell (born 17 March 1961) is a French actor and writer. Career After starting out in radio, he turned to the stage, film and television, where he will create and perform several sketches of the show Les Grosses Têtes. He also participated ...

as The notary *

Didier Flamand Didier Flamand (born 12 March 1947) is a French actor and theatre director. He has appeared in more than 200 films and television shows since 1973. He starred in Raúl Ruiz's 1978 film '' The Suspended Vocation''. Theater Filmography Actor ...

as Banker

Box office

Discography

The CD soundtrack, including the scores of Nothing to Declare and Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, all composed by

Philippe Rombi Philippe Rombi (born 3 April 1968) is a French film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to b ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maison du bonheur 2006 films 2006 comedy films French comedy films 2000s French-language films Films directed by Dany Boon Films set in France Films shot in France Films produced by Claude Berri French films based on plays Pathé films 2000s French films