A concise, provocative opening paragraph (2–3 sentences) that situates Le Bonheur (1965) as an unnerving, formally daring film by Agnès Varda that upends domestic melodrama with clinical visuals and moral ambiguity — then state the column’s aims: close reading of style, thematic analysis, cultural context, production notes, and viewing recommendations.
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Watch it. But do not watch it alone. And do not watch it expecting to feel good. Watch it to understand that the sunflowers, for all their beauty, grow from the earth that has swallowed the dead. Column: "Le Bonheur (1965)" — An Expansive Treatment