The Happy Housewife

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The Happy Housewife
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byAntoinette Beumer
Written by
  • Marnie Blok
  • Karin van Holst Pellekaan
Based onThe Happy Housewife
by Heleen van Royen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBert Pot
Edited byAnnelien van Wijnbergen
Music by Tom Holkenborg [1]
Production
company
Kaap Holland Film
Distributed by Benelux Film Distributors
Release date
  • 12 April 2010 (2010-04-12)(Amsterdam)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
Budget€1.8 million
Box office$4.8 million [2]

The Happy Housewife (Dutch : De gelukkige huisvrouw) is a 2010 Dutch drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer. It stars Carice van Houten as Lea, a housewife who has trouble adjusting to the birth of her son. [3]

The film received a Platinum Film for 400.000 visitors. [4]

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References

  1. "Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) componeerde de filmmuziek voor De Gelukkige Huisvrouw". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 8 April 2010.
  2. "The Happy Housewife". Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  3. "De gelukkige huisvrouw (2010)". Netherlands Film Festival . Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  4. "Platina Film voor De Gelukkige Huisvrouw". VPRO Gids. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.