The Happy Ending - BluRay [Blu-ray]

Two Oscar nominations (1970: Best Actress, Jean Simmons; Best Original Song, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Michael Legrand) and stunning performances from an all-star cast highlight this frank and deeply personal look at marriage and other fairy tales.

Academy Award -nominated writer-director Michael Haneke (2013, Amour) expertly incorporates the many stories of a troubled family dealing with personal and social issues in HAPPY END. After her mother's death, 13-year-old Eve (Fantine Harduin) comes to move in with her philandering father's (Matthieu Kassovitz), family, including patriarch (Jean-Louis Trintignant), dealing with old age and failing health; an aunt (Academy Award nominee

This high-energy romantic road movie co-stars the beautiful Sinha Gierke (It's Not Over) as aspiring law student Lucca, and the stunning Verena Wustkamp as her new friend Valerie. Irresistible chemistry blossoms between them as the two women embark on a wild adventure to deliver the ashes of recently deceased friend Herma to her final resting place against the wishes of Herma's family. Invigorated by Valerie's free spirit, Lucca rebels from her father's conservative plans as her dreams for the future evolve. Their lives will never be the same again. Happy End is the debut feature from writer-director Petra Clever, known for her popular lesbian short The Mermaids which was a hit on the LGBT film festival circuit.