Le battement d'ailes du papillon (2000)

Director:

Laurent Firode

Writer:

Laurent Firode (writer)

Release Date:

21 June 2000 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Merde happens.

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 ?

Plot Keywords:

Chance | Accident | Nudity | Paris France | Butterfly Effect

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

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

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)

Runtime:

90 min | Canada:97 min (DVD version)

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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+

Quotes:

The Destiny Man: You see, every detail, every gesture, as slight as it may be, reveals an infinity of truths and thus has an endless repercussion and grandiose effects.

Movie Connections:

References Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

Another charmer from the French.

Charming little movie about a girl on her way to work on the Metro who has her horoscope told and is informed that today she will meet the man she will fall in love with. The story then divides into a bunch of individual tales about the people on the Metro platform, with each tale in one small way moving the girl closer to meeting her intended. A lot of hilarious and unexpected belly-laughs. A movie one has to trust in as the payoff is uproariously funny. Along the way one wonders how some of the stories will affect the outcome but inevitably they do. The meaning of the title in French - "The beat of a butterfly's wings?" When a butterfly beats its' wings on one side of the Pacific it creates a tidal wave on the other side. A very funny charmer with the gorgeous Audrey Tautou who has all of the delightful screen persona of that other unforgettable Audrey.