Happiness Is in the Field

1995 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 3,075 VOTES · DIR. Étienne Chatiliez

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Overview

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is searching for her husband who disappeared 28 years ago. The lost husband looks like an identical twin of Francis...

Dialogue Timeline — 1,464 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:12 No concessions! I'II cIose down the pIant!
00:03:42 I need him at 3PM.
00:06:58 BareIy pink.
00:11:35 To your heaIth, Bunny.
00:15:04 Thanks, dear. That's nice of you.
00:18:17 was his paneI truck parked near your house
00:21:55 No way! I'm out!
00:26:49 WeII, what do you think?
00:31:16 Show me my barn. Let's see if it's stiII standing.
00:34:58 We're just happy you're aIive.
00:39:58 I toId them we're coming. It's too crueI not to.
00:45:42 And you chose the nerd.
00:50:16 You had a snort? You're Ioaded for 9 AM.
00:54:12 Which is her boyfriend?
00:58:35 Stop this!
01:04:08 but with this cash... it's not a good idea.
01:08:26 I see onIy benefits.
01:13:01 I don't know what's wrong, I'm nervous.
01:16:55 Maybe the duck disagreed with him.
01:21:59 Duty knows no hours!
01:26:25 This is a reaI shock!
01:29:44 I'm a simpIe man with simpIe tastes.
01:33:38 Anyway, he feII in.
07:02:36 at the end of a day's work.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,464
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line07:02:36

Production Record

DirectorÉtienne Chatiliez
LanguageFrench
Budget$13,365,000
IMDb votes3,075