Vidas contadas was released in the year 2001。Vidas contadas is also called as Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, Tredici variazioni sul tema, Keskusteluja elämästä, Bonheur es-tu là?, 13 variazioni sul tema, 13 Conversations About One Thing, 13 Conversations。

A man approaching middle age decides to change his life. A rising young attorney's plans are thrown into disarray as the result of a single act. A woman faces her husband's infidelity. An envious businessman seeks revenge on a cheerful coworker. And an optimistic young cleaning woman awaits a miracle. These ordinary people all find themselves asking the fundamental question philosophers have pondered throughout history: What is happiness, and how does one achieve it?

Vidas contadas actors and actresses include Amy Irving, Barbara Sukowa, Deirdre Lovejoy, Elizabeth Reaser, John Turturro, Joseph Siravo, Matthew McConaughey, Tia Texada。