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The Way To Happiness

Unrated

Cheltenham International Film Festival Release Date

Thursday 21st September 2023
The Way To Happiness poster
Age rating / classification to be confirmed.
Current Status:released

Next Showing:

None. Last shown at Cheltenham International Film Festival on 21st September 2023.
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Directed by:

Genres:

Comedy, Drama

Language:

Yiddish

Runtime:

1 hour 52 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

This moving story of the healing power of cinema is a must see for any cineaste In the 1980's, Saul Birnbaum runs a Jack Rabbit Slims style diner, with his film maker friend Joakin, dedicated to both food and films. On the surface, they appear to be two successful businessmen. Underneath, both are suffering trauma - Saul narrowly escaped the Holocaust, while Joakin channels his own experience of fleeing Pinochet's Chilean dictatorship into a period drama about Sauls escape from Nazi Germany as a child. All this hidden tension is finally released when Saul begins a relationship with Hannah, the mysterious projectionist at the local cinematheque. Abkarian is superb as the charismatic, movie loving Saul, who frequently entertains his guests with film quizzes and impressions - a scene where the projector breaks during a screening of The Third Man and Saul regales the audience with a rendition of the cuckoo clock speech being a highlight.

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The Way To Happiness Cast

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian headshot

Date of Birth:

5 March 1962

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

Pascale Arbillot

Pascale Arbillot headshot

Date of Birth:

Unknown

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

Django Schrevens

Django Schrevens headshot

Date of Birth:

Unknown

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

André Jung

André Jung headshot

Date of Birth:

Unknown

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

Michel Vuillermoz

Michel Vuillermoz headshot

Date of Birth:

1963

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)

Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca headshot

Date of Birth:

Unknown

Real Name:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

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