改編法國作家法蘭斯瓦萊洛(Francois Lelord)的暢銷療癒小說《艾克托的幸福筆記》(Hector and the Search for Happiness: A Novel),影片前往中國、喜瑪拉雅山、美國和非洲等地拍攝。
故事敘述有車有房還有正妹女友、看似人生勝利組的心理醫生海特,為了想要尋找「快樂」的定義而踏上旅程,一路上重逢了老友、也認識了許多新朋友;不斷尋找「快樂」的海特,帶著女友送的筆記本,圖文並茂的記錄下了尋找「快樂」的秘訣。
《終棘警探》《活人牲吃》《求愛馬拉松》的賽門佩吉一反冷面笑匠形象,以老牌英式幽默的詼諧,為影迷熬煮心靈雞湯。值得一提的還有性格男星尚雷諾、老牌演員克里斯多夫普拉瑪插花獻技。好比賽門佩吉版的《白日夢冒險王》,將帶你見識另一種快樂的追尋。
Hector and the Search for Happiness: A Novel
作者: Lelord, Francois/ Garcia, Lorenza (TRN)
出版社:Penguin Group USA
出版日期:2010/08/31
語言:英文
定價:490元
01. Making comparisons can spoil your happiness.
(計較會寵壞你的幸福)
02. A lot of people think happiness is being rich or important.
(許多人認為幸福是成為富人或重要人物)
03. Many people see happiness only in their future.
(許多人將幸福看作未來式)
04. Happiness could be the freedom to love more than one woman at the same time.(幸福可能是一種同時與不只一位女人戀愛的自由)
05. Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story.
(有時候幸福是別知道事情的全貌)
06. Avoiding unhappiness is not the road to happiness.
(躲避不幸並非通往幸福之途)
07. Does the person you're with bring predominately A) Up or B) Down?
(你周遭相處的人帶給你的是,提升?沉淪?)
08. Happiness is answering your calling.
(幸福是應許你的感知)
09. Happiness is being loved for who you are.
(幸福是以真實面貌被愛)
10. Sweet Potato Stew.
(烤番薯)
11. Fear is an impediment to happiness.
(恐懼是幸福的阻礙)
12. Happiness is feeling completely alive.
(幸福是感受著生命力)
13. Happiness is knowing how to celebrate.
(幸福是瞭解如何慶祝)
14. Listening is loving.
(從心聆聽是愛的表現)
15. Nostalgia is not what it used to be.
(往日情懷不是它原本的模樣)
「We shouldn't be concerned with the pursuit of happiness, but with the happiness of pursuit.」(人們不該汲於追尋幸福,而忽略了追尋的幸福)