Happy Memories

Happy Memories (French: Les Beaux Souvenirs) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Mankiewicz and released in 1981.^[1] Identified by film critics as a spiritual if not literal sequel to his previous film Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras),^[2] the film stars Julie Vincent as Viviane, a young woman returning home for the first time since running away several years earlier.

Happy Memories
Les Beaux Souvenirs
Directed by	Francis Mankiewicz
Written by	Réjean Ducharme
Produced by	Jean Dansereau
Starring	Julie Vincent Monique Spaziani Paul Hébert
Cinematography	Georges Dufaux
Edited by	André Corriveau
Music by	Jean Cousineau
Production companies	National Film Board of Canada Lamy, Spencer et Compagnie
Release date	October 8, 1981 (1981-10-08)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film also stars Monique Spaziani as Viviane's sister Marie, who has an incestuous relationship with their father (Paul Hébert); Andrée Lachapelle as their mother, who also abandoned the family years earlier; and Rémy Girard as their mother's new partner.

The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards: Best Actress (Spaziani), Best Screenplay (Réjean Ducharme) and Best Original Score (Jean Cousineau).^[3]