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Title: The Butterfly (2002)
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| Michel Serrault | ... | Julien | |
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Claire Bouanich | ... | Elsa |
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Nade Dieu | ... | Isabelle |
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Jacques Bouanich | ... | Sébastien's Father |
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Jerry Lucas | ... | Sébastien |
| Aurélie Meriel | ... | Amie d'Isabelle | |
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Gérald Maillet | ... | SDF |
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Françoise Dubois | ... | Femme de la cabine téléphonique |
| Françoise Michaud | ... | Cafe Waitress | |
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Hélène Hily | ... | Marguerite, the Concierge |
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Idwig Stephane | ... | Entomologist |
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Fabien Béhar | ... | Le gérant d'hôtel |
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Pierre Poirot | ... | Police Commissioner |
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Magali Bonat | ... | Vendeuse magasin de sport |
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Francis Frappat | ... | Geometrician |
This is the story of a young girl named Elsa who was raised by a single mother (Isabelle) in the city. Isabelle and Elsa begin the film moving in next door to an elderly man who collects butterflies (Julien). Isabelle who "spends a lot of time with her friends" does not pay much attention to her daughter who walks home because her mother forgot to pick her up from school. After meeting her new neighbor, Elsa finds out about the butterflies and in short annoys Julien for a while. Julien receives a mystery package from a fellow entomologist. Julien sets out on his annual attempt to find a rare species of butterfly that he had once promised his son he would find (son dead) in the French country side, specifically a region known as Vercors. Elsa stows away in his car. After being discovered she convinces him to let her come to Vercors with him. They bond while hiking and camping until Julien, who is initially annoyed by Elsa, near the end of the film seems to have a ... Written by Anonymous
I spent many years of my youth butterfly collecting so it was easy for me to identify with the character portrayed by Michel Serrault in this film. I never used to like him as an actor as I always thought that "il en faisait trop" but in recent films I have found his performances more subdued and therefore more acceptable. Of course, the idea of an old man being forcibly coupled together with a small child is quite an amusing one and it is fun and feel-good to watch the development of the relation between the two..........hostility at the outset of the film and then great friends at the end. Add to this the beautiful countryside of the Vercors region and you have a pleasant film to watch. With a bit of luck this is the sort of French film that may well have success internationally. It is in the same vein as "Une Hirondelle a Fait le Printemps" starring again Michel Serrault and Mathilde Seigner as a young would-be agriculture student coupled together with Michel Serrault in an isolated farm.