The Butterfly (2002) Le papillon (original title)

Director:

Philippe Muyl

Writer:

Philippe Muyl

Release Date:

18 December 2002 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

The plot summary says that the old man seeks a particular butterfly because of the request of his brother. Having just seen the movie, two of us are certain that it was his son, not his brother. |

Plot Keywords:

Mountainous Landscape | Nature | Telephone | Natural Habitat | Moth

Cast

Michel Serrault	...	Julien
Claire Bouanich	...	Elsa
Nade Dieu	...	Isabelle
Jacques Bouanich	...	Sébastien's Father
Jerry Lucas	...	Sébastien
Aurélie Meriel	...	Amie d'Isabelle
Gérald Maillet	...	SDF
Françoise Dubois	...	Femme de la cabine téléphonique
Françoise Michaud	...	Cafe Waitress
Hélène Hily	...	Marguerite, the Concierge
Idwig Stephane	...	Entomologist
Fabien Béhar
Pierre Poirot	...	Police Commissioner
Magali Bonat	...	Vendeuse magasin de sport
Francis Frappat	...	Geometrician
Jacky Nercessian	...	Policier
Gabrielle Atger	...	La parapentiste
Jérôme Foucher	...	Le parapentiste
Philippe Le Dem	...	Cardiologue
Christiane Bopp
Dominic Gould
Esther Perez-Pajares	...	Femme du hacker
Dominique Marcas	...	Sébastien Grandmother
Catherine Cyler	...	Sébastien's Mother
Laurent Chouteau	...	Gendarme
Franck Adrien	...	Chef des secouristes
Alain Bert	...	Secouriste
Armand Chagot	...	Secouriste
Alain Blazquez	...	Secouriste
Valentin Traversi	...	Secouriste

Directed by
Philippe Muyl

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philippe Muyl

Produced by
Françoise Galfré	....	executive producer
Patrick Godeau	....	producer

Original Music by
Nicolas Errèra

Cinematography by
Nicolas Herdt		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mireille Leroy

Production Design by
Nikos Meletopoulos

Set Decoration by
Loïc Chavanon

Costume Design by
Françoise Dubois
Sylvie de Segonzac

Makeup Department
Michèle Constantinides	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Michel Jullien	....	production manager
Hussein Khedoo	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Serge Boutleroff	....	first assistant director
David Koch	....	third assistant director

Sound Department
Pascal Chauvin	....	foley artist
Pierre Collodin	....	boom operator
Eric Grattepain	....	foley artist
Marion Lorthioir	....	post-synchronization
Nicolas Naegelen	....	sound editor
Nicolas Naegelen	....	sound mixer
Yves Osmu	....	sound recordist
Yves Osmu	....	sound
Arnaud Rolland	....	assistant sound editor
Daniel Sobrino	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Nicolas David	....	titles design

Visual Effects by
Hubert Fourneaux	....	visual effects coordinator
Fabien Girodot	....	visual effects supervisor
David Rodrigues	....	digital effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Pascal Baillargeau	....	first assistant camera
Eric Caro	....	still photographer
Patrick de Ranter	....	Steadicam operator
Dominique Delguste	....	additional camera operator
Jean-Pierre Deschamps	....	key grip
Steve Moreau	....	additional first assistant camera
Laurent Robert	....	electrician

Casting Department
Laurent Couraud	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Françoise Dubois	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Stéphanie Pedelacq	....	assistant editor
Benjamin Weill	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Nicolas Errèra	....	conductor
Valérie Lindon	....	music producer

Other crew
Francine Cathelain	....	script supervisor
Stéphanie Fouet	....	administrator
Guillaume Jamet	....	product placement

Production Companies

• Alicéléo
• Canal+
• Cofimage 13
• France 2 Cinéma
• Gimages 6
• Gimages
• Natexis Banques Populaires Images 3
• Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Distributors

• Buff (Sweden)
• First Run Features (2003) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Longride (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Tokyo Theaters Company (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• KOOL Filmdistribution (Germany)
• RUSCICO (Russia)
• Rézo Films
• SBP (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• SBP (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (TV) (TV1)

Also Known As:

"Le papillon" - France (original title)

Runtime:

85 min | Canada:83 min | Argentina:84 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. (f) | South Korea:All | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Alicéléo

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation 105.285

Soundtrack:

Le Papillon

So called children's movie is in essence an adult's movie with lessons about life

Amazing film, the little girl does a perfect performance. The metamorphosis of the butterfly reflects the changing of the relationships between people within the story. Non-stop jokes, but it maintains its seriousness with lessons about life for adults through the use of an eight year old girl and her uncountably numerous questions. The film is an A film, with a nearly flawless script written by the director. This movie should be up on everyone's must see list and i can easily give it five stars without thinking twice.