Manufacturing Happiness (2022)

  • NR
  • 08/23/2022 (FR)
  • Documentary, TV Movie

Overview

Books, apps, coaching sessions: Today, happiness is everywhere. We might think that there is nothing wrong with this common-sense concern. But it’s actually the opposite of social reality. So what lies behind this contemporary obsession with happiness and the billions of euros generated by its industry? Philosophers, sociologists, economists and psychiatrists including Christophe André, Éva Illouz, Martin Seligman and Julia De Funès, confront their point of view and decipher one of the most captivating and worrying phenomena of this early century.

Jean-Christophe Ribot

Director

Cast

Julia de Funès's headshot

Julia de Funès

Martin Seligman's headshot

Martin Seligman

Richard Layard's headshot

Richard Layard

Christophe André's headshot

Christophe André

Éva Illouz's headshot

Éva Illouz

William Davies's headshot

William Davies

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