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How Happy Can You Be?
written by Line Hatland, fl. 2005; directed by Line Hatland, fl. 2005; with Ruut Veenhoven, 1942- and Paul Ekman, 1934- (Boston, MA: Icarus Films, 2005), 52 mins
"FUNNY AND SENSIBLE.""–LE MONDE""Mischievous... blends, with humor and intelligence, the personal impressions of the filmmaker, who questions her own inability to be happy, with very knowledgeable research results.""–PELERIN MAGAZINEWhat makes a person happy? Does being happy improve our life? Can scientists m...
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written by Line Hatland, fl. 2005; directed by Line Hatland, fl. 2005; with Ruut Veenhoven, 1942- and Paul Ekman, 1934- (Boston, MA: Icarus Films, 2005), 52 mins
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"FUNNY AND SENSIBLE.""–LE MONDE""Mischievous... blends, with humor and intelligence, the personal impressions of the filmmaker, who questions her own inability to be happy, with very knowledgeable research results.""–PELERIN MAGAZINEWhat makes a person happy? Does being happy improve our life? Can scientists measure happiness? Is there a psychological profile for a happy person? Is it possible to arrange our lives to be as happy as possible?...
"FUNNY AND SENSIBLE.""–LE MONDE""Mischievous... blends, with humor and intelligence, the personal impressions of the filmmaker, who questions her own inability to be happy, with very knowledgeable research results.""–PELERIN MAGAZINEWhat makes a person happy? Does being happy improve our life? Can scientists measure happiness? Is there a psychological profile for a happy person? Is it possible to arrange our lives to be as happy as possible? And how, exactly, does one define happiness?
In HOW HAPPY CAN YOU BE? filmmaker Line Hatland, who admits to not being as happy as she'd like to be, seeks answers to these questions by interviewing and showing the work of some of the world's leading researchers on happiness, including psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, and neuroscientists. Among many other things, we learn the three main factors contributing to happiness, including life circumstances, intentional activity (what one chooses to do), and one's genetic makeup.Filmed throughout the world—including the U.S., Greenland, Europe, and Asia—HOW HAPPY CAN YOU BE? combines the interviews with these leading figures in the positive psychology field with archival footage, scientific experiments, statistical data from the World Database of Happiness, questionnaires submitted during anthropological field trips, the filmmaker's family history and her bemused reflections on what she learns.Although it may not add up to a scientific guide to happiness, HOW HAPPY CAN YOU BE? examines many factors that determine the extent of satisfaction with one's life, and their implications for one's well being and social relationships.52 minutes/color/2005
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Line Hatland, fl. 2005, Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-, Paul Ekman, 1934-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Icarus Films
Topic / Theme
Psychological issues, Happiness Experiments, Facial Affect Experiments, Surveys, Observation Methods, Psychology, Emotion and Motivation, Genetics, Lifestyles, Life choices, Motivation, Happiness
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Medieoperatorene. Used by permission of Icarus Films.
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Happiness Experiments, Facial Affect Experiments
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World Database of Happiness
The World Database of Happiness is an archive of research findings on subjective enjoyment of life .
It brings together findings that are scattered throughout many studies and provides a basis for synthetic work.
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The World Database of Happiness is an archive of research findings on subjective enjoyment of life .
It brings together findings that are scattered throughout many studies and provides a basis for synthetic work.
Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ruut Veenhoven, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Happiness Experiments, Observation Methods, Emotion and Motivation
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Happiness Experiments
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