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Le BATTEMENT D'AILES DU PAPILLON (2000)

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Film details

Featuring

Audrey Tautou Faudel Éric Savin
Director

Laurent Firode
Country

France
Year

2000
Genres

Comedy Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

HAPPENSTANCE Alternative
The BEATING OF THE BUTTERFLY'S WINGS Alternative

Synopsis

Comedy drama. A collection of characters crosses paths over the course of one day in Paris. Based on the premise that a butterfly beating a wing can create ripples that accumulate and reverberate, ultimately triggering a much greater event on the other side of the world, the story revolves around Irene, a store worker, who is told by a fellow Metro passenger that she will meet the love of her life on this particular day. A young man on the same train is happy to hear this news, but the two are separated when they disembark. Step by step circumstances slowly bring them together again.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Irène
    
    Audrey Tautou
  - Younès
    
    Faudel
  - Richard
    
    Éric Savin
  - Luc
    
    Eric Feldman
  - Elsa
    
    Meis, Lysiane
  - Luc's grandmother
    
    Françoise Bertin
  - Stephanie
    
    Irène Ismailoff
  - pickpocket
    
    Said Ferrai
  - security guard
    
    Félicité Wouassi
  - cast member
    
    Frederic Bouraly
  - cast member
    
    Mathieu Ducrez
  - cast member
    
    Manuela Gourary
  - cast member
    
    Nathalie Besançon
  - cast member
    
    François Chattot
  - cast member
    
    Antoine Coesens
  - cast member
    
    Lily Boulogne
  - cast member
    
    Sylvie Herbert
  - cast member
    
    Franck Bussi
  - cast member
    
    Michèle Oppenot
  - cast member
    
    Manu Layotte
  - cast member
    
    Firmine Richard
  - cast member
    
    Gilbert Robin
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Laurent Firode
  - Assistant Director
    
    Olivier Azam
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Les Films des Tournelles
  - Production Company
    
    Les Films en Hiver
  - With participation of
    
    Gimages
  - With participation of
    
    Canal+
  - Executive Producer
    
    Franck Landron
  - Producer
    
    Anne-Dominique Toussaint
  - Producer
    
    Pascal Judelewicz
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Stéphane Gaillard
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Laurent Firode
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Jean-René Duveau
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Didier Rantz
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Catherine Jarrier Prieur
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Najat Kas
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Peter Chase
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    David Rit
  - Sound
    
    Hervé Guyader
  - Sound
    
    Emmanuel Croset

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