Happy Anniversary
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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.
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Pierre Étaix
Le mari
Known for
Pickpocket
Yoyo
Georges Loriot
Known for
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
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Laurence Lignières
La femme
Known for
My Wife's Husband
Nono Zammit
Known for
Yoyo
Lucien Frégis
Known for
Mon Oncle
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Ican Paillaud
Robert Blome
Known for
That Man from Rio
Jean-Claude Carrière Director · Pierre Étaix Director Pierre Levent Cinematographer
First release September 30, 1962 · Produced in France · Original title Heureux anniversaire
Production
C.A.P.A.C.
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France
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Original title
Heureux anniversaire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · September 30, 1962
Premiere · Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
France · July 7, 2010
Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 9, 1963 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
June 20, 1963 · Theatrical
Germany
October 1, 1962 · Premiere · Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
January 13, 1968 · TV · West Germany
Greece
September 22, 1963 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
December 1, 2010 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Film Festival
Italy
March 13, 1963 · Premiere · Bordighera Film Festival
Taiwan
June 28, 2013 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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