Todd Solondz - Humor and the Human Condition
Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker Lecture Series
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Happiness is a perplexing dark comedy of
perversion. The film challenges its viewers in all
of the best ways – it’s desperate and sad, yet we
laugh, as we attempt to understand the characters,
some of whom are despicable. The film is an
ensemble piece with its main focus on a fractured
family from New Jersey called the Jordans who
on the surface seem to be cut from mainstream,
middle-class America. As we get to know this
multi-generational family, we are introduced to
their despair, frustrations and inner demons. The
film was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1998
Cannes Film Festival for “its bold tracking of
controversial contemporary themes, richly-layered
subtext, and remarkable fluidity of visual style”.
(35mm presentation)
