: Won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the National Board of Review award for Best Ensemble Cast.
Todd Solondz’s Happiness (1998) is a landmark of American independent cinema, famous for its unflinching, darkly comedic exploration of the "perverse acts" and profound loneliness hidden behind the facade of suburban normalcy. It is widely regarded by critics as one of the most disturbing yet audaciously empathetic films ever made. Director & Writer : Todd Solondz Happiness (1998)
: A successful but shallow poet who seeks out "authentic" suffering and ends up in a bizarre relationship with a phone-sex harasser. : Won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes