Happenstance (2000)

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90 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 21 June 2000 (France)

6.8

Ratings: 6.8/10 from 2,896 users Metascore: 59/100
Reviews: 36 user | 26 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com

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 ?

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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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Storyline

Chance, volition, and the large effects of tiny causes swirl through Paris on a single day. A clerk born 11 March 1977 hears her horoscope on the way to work: today she'll meet her true love, but she must be patient. Before the day ends under a full moon, twenty lives intersect time and again in unpredictable, connected ways: a jilted lover holds a souvenir pebble, a stolen coffee maker looks suspicious at a Metro stop, a yellow rain slicker is passed on as a gift, lettuce causes a bicycle accident, a leaf betrays an habitual liar who's just told the truth, and an Algerian waiter, also born 11 March 1977, sees a bug cross a tablecloth. Magical sand from the Sahara is in the air. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Chance, chaos, destiny, fusion, liaisons. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Official Sites:

Lot 47 Films [United States] | Add/edit official sites »

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Release Date:

21 June 2000 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

A pillangó megrebbenti szárnyát See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Gross:

$125,717 (USA) (17 February 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films des Tournelles, Les Films en Hiver, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min | Canada: 97 min (DVD version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The original French title translates as "the flapping of a butterfly's wings". In Hong Kong it was titled Amelie 2, to capitalise on the success of Audrey Tautou's breakout movie Amélie. Although Happenstance predates Amelie by a year, the two were released in reverse order in most non-French markets. See more »

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.
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Connections

Referenced in The Butterfly Effect (2004) See more »

Happenstance (2000)
Le battement d'ailes du papillon (original title)

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