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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   2,409 votes
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Director:

Laurent Firode

Writer:

Laurent Firode (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

21 June 2000 (France) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

Merde happens. more

Plot:

How, thanks to what's known as the "Butterfly theory" (a random series of unlinked events), can a young woman and a young man meet ? full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

3 wins more

User Comments:

This jewel of a film really shines more (32 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Audrey Tautou ... Irène
Faudel ... Younès
Eric Savin ... Richard
Nathalie Besançon ... Marie
Lysiane Meis ... Elsa
Irène Ismaïloff ... Stéphanie
Eric Feldman ... Luc
Frédéric Bouraly ... Bobby
Franck Bussi ... The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe
Marina Tomé ... Julie
Félicité Wouassi ... The Vigilant
Antoine Coesens ... The Clochard
Saïd Serrari ... The Pickpocket
Lily Boulogne ... Luc's Mother (as Lili Boulogne)
Gilbert Robin ... The Destiny Man
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Happenstance (UK) (USA)
Amelie 2 (Hong Kong: English title) (DVD title)
The Beating of a Butterfly's Wings (International: English title) (alternative transliteration)
The Beating of the Butterfly's Wings (International: English title)
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Runtime:

90 min | Canada:97 min (DVD version)

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Canada:14A | France:U | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Canal+ more


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Irène: Excuse me...
Waiter: Sorry, I didn't see you.
Irène: I'm the one who's sorry. I'm transparent.
Waiter: What'll it be?
Irène: Coffee.
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References Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) more


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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
This jewel of a film really shines, 25 June 2000
9/10
Author: Deming Herbert from Montpellier, France

The fluttering of butterfly wings in the Atlantic can unleash a hurricane in the Pacific. According to this theory (somehow related to the Chaos Theory, I'm not sure exactly how), every action, no matter how small or insignificant, will start a chain reaction that can lead to big events. This small jewel of a film shows us a series of seemingly-unrelated characters, most of them in Paris, whose actions will affect each others' lives. (The six-degrees-of-separation theory can be applied as well.) Each story is a facet of the jewel that is this film. The acting is finely-tuned and nuanced (Audrey Tautou is luminous), the stories mesh plausibly, the humor is just right, and the viewer leaves the theatre nodding in agreement.

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