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Happy End

Original title: Nowhere to Go But Up
  • 20032003
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Nowhere to Go But Up (2003)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Drama
A young French woman comes to NYC to be an actress. Meanwhile, she lives on the street and does odd jobs. She becomes the involuntary muse of a blocked writer. Love?A young French woman comes to NYC to be an actress. Meanwhile, she lives on the street and does odd jobs. She becomes the involuntary muse of a blocked writer. Love?A young French woman comes to NYC to be an actress. Meanwhile, she lives on the street and does odd jobs. She becomes the involuntary muse of a blocked writer. Love?
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Amos Kollek
  • Writer
    • Amos Kollek
  • Stars
    • Audrey Tautou
    • Justin Theroux
    • Jennifer Tilly
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  • Director
    • Amos Kollek
  • Writer
    • Amos Kollek
  • Stars
    • Audrey Tautou
    • Justin Theroux
    • Jennifer Tilly
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Still from "Happy End," with Audrey Tautou and Justin Theroux.
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    Audrey Tautou
    Audrey Tautou
    • Val Chipzikas Val Chipzik
    Justin Theroux
    Justin Theroux
    • Jackas Jack
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Ednaas Edna
    Laila Robins
    Laila Robins
    • Ireneas Irene
    Catherine Curtin
    Catherine Curtin
    • Beatrixas Beatrix
    • (as Cathy Curtin)
    Frank Pellegrino
    Frank Pellegrino
    • Bernieas Bernie
    Jenna Lamia
    Jenna Lamia
    • Sparkleas Sparkle
    Juan Carlos Hernández
    Juan Carlos Hernández
    • Eddieas Eddie
    Bruce MacVittie
    Bruce MacVittie
    • Benitoas Benito
    Joe Zaloom
    Joe Zaloom
    • Karimas Karim
    Karen Evans Kandel
    • Studio Executiveas Studio Executive
    • (as Karen Kandel)
    Cherita Armstrong
    Cherita Armstrong
    • Hookeras Hooker
    Yusef Bulos
    Yusef Bulos
    • Flower Shop Owneras Flower Shop Owner
    Umit Celebi
    • Waiteras Waiter
    Jenny Sterlin
    • Speech Teacheras Speech Teacher
    Alice Liu
    Alice Liu
    • Chinese womanas Chinese woman
    Adam Stein
    • Directoras Director
    Andrew Weems
    • 1st Casting Directoras 1st Casting Director
    • Director
      • Amos Kollek
    • Writer
      • Amos Kollek
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    Storyline

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    Val is 23 years old and full of dreams. She travels to New York to become an actress. She is lonely in a strange country, in a strange city, with little money and no friends. In her path, she meets weird people who they, also, seek their dreams but everyday life gets in the way. Tired and hungry she sits on the corner of a building. Across the street a writer whose fantasy has dry out. In an instant she becomes his muse... At the Oscar's night she will be the one with the Golden Globe in her hands. —monkeyx
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    • new york city
    • loneliness
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    • Trivia
      Dani Marco's debut.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Chronicling a Crisis (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Hunky Daddy
      Lyrics by Amos Kollek

      Music Written and Produced by Chico Freeman

      © 2003 CELF Publishing

      Performed by Audrey Tautou & Jennifer Tilly

      Written and Produced by Chico Freeman

    User reviews3

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    8/10
    A Failure,but J.Theroux is gorgeous - SOME SPOILERS !!!!!
    I chose this film only to see Justin Theroux,whom I ADORE; Ms.Tatou is really unbearable in her,again,happy naive Cinderella-style skinny character.The script is a not-credible fairytale,with some touches of bad taste now and then,probably meant to be modern/transgressive signs,but utterly out of place(i.e.:1-Val peeing in the micro-garden,at night,and Jack taking a photo of her;2-the lesbian kiss) There isn't the slightest trace of chemistry between Jack and Val,not a REAL kiss,not a contact,a scene between the two conveying some emotion. Tatou's acting is irritating.Theroux is a little bit rigid sometimes-I think it's up to the script-and really good and exhilarating in some scenes. If this film was meant to be a sentimental comedy the result is a total disappointment.
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    • Jul 22, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 2003 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • All the Way to the Top
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • F.R.P.
      • Forensic Films
      • StudioCanal
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $97,473
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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