Happy Page #2

Synopsis: Florent, a 23 year-old Parisian, meets Alessia, a lost American girl from Texas in the streets of Paris, by random chance. At an important crossroad of their lives - both characters have just graduated from college - Alessia and Florent are torn between the possibilities that lie before them in today's globalised world and the limitations and responsibilities which come with adulthood in the face of global economic turmoil. Florent dreams of America; Alessia dreams of France, her mother's unfulfilled wish. Through their interaction with Marion and Louis, Florent's best friends, Coralie, his ex-girlfriend, and Thomas, a waiter they meet in Normandy, our characters learn about the world they live in. A world that brings them much questioning. A world of their generation.
 
IMDB:
5.2
Year:
2015
100 min
368 Views


Come.

(laughing)

- Look, I'm sorry about

earlier.

I was just upset

and

- Let me show you something.

Look.

Quiet, peaceful.

(mumbling)

- I love that movie.

- Look, The Eiffel Tower.

- [Alessia] So amazing.

- You know, it used to

be lit up all night.

They changed it.

- Why?

- [Florent] 'Cause the world is

crazy.

What?

- Your breath stinks.

- So does yours.

- Hello?

Flo?.

(bell ringing)

(bell ringing)

- Well, I'm the one who's sorry

'cause I'm keeping the camera.

- Fine.

- Hey, wait.

Where you going?

- Where are you right now?

Neither here nor there.

- What did you say?

Hey.

Hey.

Hey, wait.

- Hey.

- What's up?

- Nothing, do you ever sleep?

- What are you talking about?

It's already one.

- Sh*t, really?

Hey, can we go some place?

I wanna see other parts of

France.

- Okay.

We can drive somewhere.

Hello.

Okay.

- Girlfriend?

(laughing)

(speaking French) American.

(laughing)

- Ready?

- I was born ready.

(upbeat music)

So where are we going?

- Oh, we're going to Deauville.

It's in Normandie, you know

in the north of France.

It's a small beach town.

My parents have a house there

so we have a place to stay.

And, that's where the Americans

came to save the world.

- You're so lucky.

- I'm lucky?

Why, 'cause you're sitting in

the car?

- That and

you live in a beautiful

apartment in Paris,

your parents have houses

all over the place,

nice cars.

You don't think you're lucky?

- No, I'm lucky.

You're right, I'm a lucky guy.

- Yeah.

Enjoy it.

- You really wanna know what I

think?

- [Alessia] Of course.

- You know how we, in

France, who live in a country

that has an amazing history,

right.

Amazing philosophers and

artists,

writers and even politicians,

you know,

human rights, the French new

wave

and cinema or French cuisine,

French baguette, wine and

cheese.

I feel like we live in a place

that

has a better past than future.

It's like we're born at

the wrong time, you know.

It's really frustrating.

- Poor thing.

- Come on, you can't

understand, you're an American.

- No, I do.

But, it's the same everywhere.

I mean, look at the United

States.

Everyone's saying the

American is presently dead.

- [Florent] Come on, you can do

whatever you want in America.

- [Alessia] No, America runs on

money

and oil and that's it.

- [Florent] I see, so

you're one of those then?

- [Alessia] One of what?

- [Florent] Anti-globalization.

Communists, vegan, lesbian

activist.

You have tattoos all over your

butt.

- Seriously though.

Americans don't care

about art or philosophy.

They don't know how to live.

They work 60 hour weeks

until finally they retire and

they never leave the country.

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Jordan Goldnadel

Jordan Goldnadel (born on 29 June 1989 in Paris (France)) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and editor. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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