# Very Happy Alexander (1968)

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**Original title**: *Alexandre le bienheureux*
**Runtime**: 100 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Yves Robert
**Written by**: Yves Robert, Pierre Lévy-Corti
**Starring**: Philippe Noiret, Marlène Jobert, Françoise Brion, Paul Le Person, Tsilla Chelton, Léonce Corne

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently someone decided a lazy farmer was comedy gold. Alexandre's tyrannical wife dies in a car crash. He spends his days in bed, surprisingly not missing her nagging.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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