The Happy Housewife

The Happy Housewife
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Antoinette Beumer
Written by	Marnie Blok Karin van Holst Pellekaan
Based on	The Happy Housewife by Heleen van Royen
Produced by	Bert Nijdam Ronald van Wechem Hans de Weers
Starring	Carice van Houten Waldemar Torenstra Marcel Hensema
Cinematography	Bert Pot
Edited by	Annelien van Wijnbergen
Music by	Tom Holkenborg [1]
Production companies	Eyeworks Inspire Pictures RTL Entertainment
Distributed by	Benelux Film Distributors
Release date	12 April 2010 (2010-04-12)(Amsterdam)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch
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]

Release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 29 September 2010. ^[5]

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.
5. van Oostrum, Arnold (9 August 2010). "Video Film Express: DVD-releases in september". AllesOverFilm. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

External links

• De Gelukkige Huisvrouw at IMDb