Call it The Mind of the Married French Man. In his second film with Charlotte Gainsbourg (21 Grams); Yvan Attal (Bon Voyage) looks at monogamy through the prism of three middle-aged Parisians who work at the same luxury auto dealership. Georges (Alain Chabat) is unhappily married to the combative Nathalie (Emmanuelle Seigner); the single Fred (Alain Cohen) is seeing several different lovelies; and Vincent (writer/director Attal) has a seemingly idyllic relationship with realtor Gabrielle (Gainsbourg; Attal's companion)--complete with precocious urchin. In reality; they're in a rut. So while Fred swears his is a lonely life; his frustrated friends aren't convinced. One day in a record store; Gabrielle locks eyes with an attractive stranger (Johnny Depp in a mostly wordless; if effective cameo) while listening to Radiohead's "Creep;" with its somber "I don't belong here" refrain. Things go no further; although Gainsbourg's expressive face clearly registers a longing for more. Vincent; on the other hand; surrenders to temptation. As in his feature debut; My Wife is an Actress; in which Attal imagined Gainsbourg having an affair with suave co-star Terence Stamp; his Vincent is the weaker of the two; although Gabrielle is a less unwitting victim this time. Happily Ever After; their fifth film as co-stars; treads a fine line between comedy and pathos before giving way to a fantasy concerning Depp. Or was it all in Gabrielle's head? Attal leaves it up to the viewer to decide. --Kathleen C. Fennessy