To stave off creditors of a young composer, his friend plants a news story that he is engaged to an American heiress..
Is it worth your time? If you like old, bubbly European comedies where people run around in suits and hatch ridiculous schemes, you might find this cute. If you need your movies to have, you know, logic or pacing that doesn't feel like a carousel ride, skip it. It's a relic, plain and simple. There is a specific kind ...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old, bubbly European comedies where people run around in suits and hatch ridiculous schemes, you might find this cute. If you need your movies to have, you know, logic or pacing that doesn't feel like a carousel ride, skip it. It's a relic, plain and simple. There is a specific kind of frantic energy to The Song of Happiness that feels very much like a stage play that refused to die. Our lead composer is broke, his friend is a menace, and the whole premise hin..."
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