'' The Art of Happiness '' ( ) is a 2013 Italian animated drama film written and directed by Alessandro Rak , at his directorial debut . It opened the International Critics ' Week at the 70th Venice International Film Festival . Sergio works as a taxi driver in Naples ; under a heavy rain , he brings his customers through the increasingly degraded city . At the same time he tries to metabolize the death of his brother , who departed for Tibet ten years before and never returned . On the seats of his taxi a singer , a radio speaker , an old uncle and other characters alternate , and each of them brings a trace of his missing brother
70th Venice International Film Festival
70th Venice International Film Festival
The Art of Happiness (film)