Le battement d'ailes du papillon

20002000
RR
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.9K

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Comedy Drama Romance

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 ?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 ?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 ?

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

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Eric Savin (Richard) and Eric Felman (Luc) in Laurent Firode's HAPPENSTANCE (Le battement d'aile du papillon)

Eric Savin (Richard) and Lysiane Meiss (Elsa) in Laurent Firode's HAPPENSTANCE (Le battement d'ailes du papilollon)

Audrey Tautou (Irène) in Laurent Firode's HAPPENSTANCE (Le battement d'aile du papillon)

Faudel (Younès) in Laurent Firode's HAPPENSTANCE (Le battement d'aile du papillon)

Eunseon Patricia Lee in Le battement d'ailes du papillon (2000)

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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 (2001). Although Le battement d'ailes du papillon (2000) predates Amelie by a year, the two were released in reverse order in most non-French markets.

Goofs
When the old lady takes the faulty coffee machine back to the store it is seen in a Phillips box, when she arrives back home with the same faulty machine it is in a Moulinex box.

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.

Connections
References Austin Powers - agentti joka tuuppasi minua (1999)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Un Petit Bijou et un Grand Mystery

The mystery here is why this delightful, small comedy has been ignored by most critics and has failed to find the audience it deserves. Simply showcasing the budding talent of Audrey Tautou should be enough to generate greater recognition from the cognoscenti.

Lacking in pretension and relying on quirky characterizations, itÕs rumination on the interconnection of human behavior manages to be both amusing and life affirming and, unlike some of itsÕ more critically acclaimed competition in the genre, such as The Taste of Others, it actually entertains.

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