The Art of Nothing (L’art d’être heureux) Sunday, May 11, 2025 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Jean Yves (played by veteran Belgian comedian Benoît Poelvoorde), a self-absorbed conceptual artist, moves to a seaside village hoping to reinvent himself. Embraced by the town’s quirky creative community—including flirtatious gallerist Cecile (Camille Cottin, Call My Agent!) and congenial plein-air painter Claude, Jean finds himself pulled into interpersonal dramas as well as jokes that may be at his own expense.
For mature audiences
Tickets
- $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit
- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
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Generous support has been provided by Franci Neely, Nina and Michael Zilkha, Melanie Gray and Mark Wawro, and Villa Albertine in Houston.
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The Art of Nothing (L’art d’être heureux)
Directed by Stefan Liberski
(Belgium/France, 2024, 110 minutes, in French in English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater