Beyond the happy ending: imagining happiness in contemporary French women’s writing and film

Key Points

• The research explores how contemporary French women's writing and film represent the notion of happiness, addressing its complexities.
• Qualitative analysis of selected contemporary French literary and cinematic works
• Thematic exploration of happiness and its representations
• Comparative analysis of cultural and emotional narratives
• Identified shifts in the portrayal of happiness across various narratives
• Highlighted emotional complexities associated with female characters' quests for happiness
• Revealed cultural implications on contemporary perceptions of happiness in women's experiences