Happenstance (2000)
Le battement d'ailes du papillon (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- 21 Jun 2000 (France)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- 3 wins.
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Cast
| Audrey Tautou | ... |
Irène
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Faudel | ... |
Younès
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| Eric Savin | ... |
Richard
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| Nathalie Besançon | ... |
Marie
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| Lysiane Meis | ... |
Elsa
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Irène Ismaïloff | ... |
Stéphanie
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Eric Feldman | ... |
Luc
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Frédéric Bouraly | ... |
Bobby
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Franck Bussi | ... |
The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe
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| Marina Tomé | ... |
Julie
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| Félicité Wouassi | ... |
The Vigilant
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| Antoine Coesens | ... |
The Clochard
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Saïd Serrari | ... |
The Pickpocket
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Lily Boulogne | ... |
Luc's Mother
(as Lili Boulogne)
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Gilbert Robin | ... |
The Destiny Man
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Manu Layotte | ... |
Cailloux's Lanceurs
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| Husky Kihal | ... |
The Magazin Owner
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Nor-eddin Abboud | ... |
The S.A.V. Salesman
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| Louison Roblin | ... |
Irène's Neighbor
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| Manuela Gourary | ... |
Elsa's Mother
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Mathieu Ducrez | ... |
Franck
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Abbdessamad Chahidi | ... |
The Clandestine Moroccan
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| Françoise Bertin | ... |
Luc's Grandmother
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François Chattot | ... |
Marc
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Pierre Bellemare | ... |
Taxi Driver
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| Sylvie Herbert | ... |
The Nurse
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Michel Baladi | ... |
The Waiter from the Coffee Shop
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Eunseon Patricia Lee | ... |
La Visitor of the Museum
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Louise Vincent | ... |
The Gitane
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| Charlotte Maury-Sentier | ... |
The Horoscope Woman
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| Édith Le Merdy | ... |
The Subway Passenger
(as Edith Le Merdy)
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Oleg Imbert | ... |
The Male Russian Tourist
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Ludmila Imbert | ... |
The Female Russian Tourist
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Arab Tayeb | ... |
Porter
(as Taïeb Arab)
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Claude Maurin | ... |
Loto Player
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Gérard Azam | ... |
Owner of the Café Sud
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Étienne Caminade | ... |
The Child
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Claude Mazauric | ... |
The Aunt
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| Vincent Martin | ... |
Customer in the Electric Appliances Shop
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Christian Wattowicz | ... |
Museum Security Guard
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Marie-Céline Tuvache | ... |
Museum Curator
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Mohamed Bouamari | ... |
Owner of the Tac-o-Tac Bar
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| Ariane Pirié | ... |
Young Woman on the telephone
(as Ariane Pirie)
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Omar Mansouri | ... |
Patron of the Tac-o-Tac Bar
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Philippe Person | ... |
Man in a Hurry
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Michèle Oppenot |
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Sophiane Aherdane | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Noam Bonnand | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Boukary Camara | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Claire Cassini | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Jessica Champeaux | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Flavien Dareau | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Jean-Michel Delage | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Maude Derkhaoui | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Liliane Fezard | ... |
Extra: Metro
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| Laurent Firode | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Marc Flavigny | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Bruno Forget | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Claude Lebas | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Alain Lhotellier | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Corinne Marcon | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Anne Mazauric | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Roland Menou | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Nausicaa Meyer | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Corinne Micaelli | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Michel Nadou | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Philippe Pailares | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Stéphane Petit | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Gregory Piat | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Jerôme Planas | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Alexis Poulin | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Prem Kathir | ... |
Extra: Metro
(as Kathiran Premathash)
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Martin Rit | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Cécile Roche | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Rodolpho Saavedra | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Michelle Santi | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Estelle Sayada | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Edwige Signorelli | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Sherazade Sehlaoui | ... |
Extra: Metro
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| Grégoire Tachnakian | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Xavier Tiret | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Juliette Vabdervoem | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Anne-Sophie Vannier | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Louis Vautrey | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Mikolas Zavadskis | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Ismaïl Zouhir | ... |
Extra: Metro
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Dominick Rongere | ... |
Metro Agent
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Audrey Schmid | ... |
Policeman
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Gilles Gourmelen | ... |
Metro Policeman
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Michel Richard | ... |
Courthouse Policeman
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Fathia Atmani | ... |
Moroccan Family Member
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Minouna Atmani | ... |
Moroccan Family Member
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Sonia Atmani | ... |
Moroccan Family Member
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Halima Ben Ali | ... |
Moroccan Family Member
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Radouane Ennaji | ... |
Moroccan Family Member
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Charazette Hadda | ... |
Moroccan Family Member
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Wicem Ennaji | ... |
Moroccan Family Member
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Michel Azam | ... |
Patron of Country Café
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Gilles Plat | ... |
Patron of Country Café
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Antoine Rubio | ... |
Patron of Country Café
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Jean-Pierre Terras | ... |
Patron of Country Café
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Yves Zinck | ... |
Patron of Country Café
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Marc Villebrun | ... |
Patron of Country Café
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Catherine Jarrier-Prieur | ... |
Woman in Parking
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Tahar Akermi | ... |
Young Man in Boat
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Tahar Ammari | ... |
Young Man in Boat
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Saïd Ben Ali | ... |
Young Man in Boat
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Mehedi Ben Ali | ... |
Young Man in Boat
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Karim Adenis | ... |
Patron of Tac-o-Tac Bar
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Hamani Ferchichi | ... |
Patron of Tac-o-Tac Bar
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Christiane Alargon | ... |
Patron of Les Oiseaux Bar
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Chiffolleau da Chifo | ... |
Patron of Les Oiseaux Bar
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Laurent Huni | ... |
Patron of Les Oiseaux Bar
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Frédéric Bruguet | ... |
Man at Hospital
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Isabelle Thillien | ... |
Woman at Hospital
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Antoine Garcia | ... |
Man on Street
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Olivier Azam | ... |
Man on Street
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Samuel Poulain | ... |
Man on Street
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Pascal Judelewicz | ... |
Man on Street
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Franck Landron | ... |
Man on Street
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Fouad Benmessaoud | ... |
Man on Street
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Moustapha Diouf | ... |
Boy Playing with Dog
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Sebastien Tordjman | ... |
Boy Playing with Dog
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| Yann Chayia | ... |
Man in Museum
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Yolande Torre | ... |
Woman in Museum
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Alain Nakache | ... |
Voice in Tac-o-Tac Bar (voice)
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Mustapha Dahrane | ... |
Voice in Tac-o-Tac Bar (voice)
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Marie David | ... |
Announcer in Electric Appliances Shop (voice)
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Didier Ranz | ... |
Announcer in Metro (voice)
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Adrien Krasnigi | ... |
Child's Voice (voice)
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Antar Boudache | ... |
Voice on Boy with Dog (voice)
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Javier Po | ... |
Voice of Spanish Customs Officer (voice)
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Jamie Gendron | ... |
The Queen of Mardi Gras (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Laurent Firode | ||
Written by
| Laurent Firode | ... | () |
Produced by
| Pascal Judelewicz | ... | producer |
| Franck Landron | ... | executive producer |
| Anne-Dominique Toussaint | ... | producer (as Anne-Dominique Toussaint) |
Music by
| Peter Chase | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean-René Duveau | ||
Editing by
| Didier Ranz | ||
Editorial Department
| Dominique Colin | ... | color timer |
| Franck Nakache | ... | assistant editor |
| Sophie Vermersch | ... | post-production assistant |
Casting By
| Stéphane Gaillard | ||
Production Design by
| Catherine Jarrier-Prieur | ||
Costume Design by
| Najat Kas | ||
Makeup Department
| Stéphanie Gouzier | ... | key makeup artist |
| Corinne Marcon | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jean-Paul Fillit | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Fanny Franssen | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Élodie Gaiddon | ... | production manager |
| Samuel Poulain | ... | unit manager |
| Fabrice Ruf | ... | assistant production manager |
| Sophie Vermersch | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Olivier Azam | ... | first assistant director |
| Irène Ismaïloff | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Abdel Dazi | ... | greensman |
| Henri Mayer | ... | greensman |
| José Moreno | ... | sculpture |
| Charles Papapietro | ... | trainee decorator |
Sound Department
| Emmanuel Croset | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rémy Crouzet | ... | sound recordist |
| Steven Ghouti | ... | foley mixer |
| Hervé Guyader | ... | chief sound editor |
| Philippe Penot | ... | foley artist / foley mixer (as Philippe Pennot) |
| David Rit | ... | sound engineer |
| Julien Sicart | ... | sound assistant |
Special Effects by
| Gilles Bissot | ... | special effects coordinator (as Gilles Bizot) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gregory Auzuech | ... | electrician |
| Franck Baldo | ... | electrician |
| Pierre Cottereau | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jean-Michel Delage | ... | still photographer |
| Maude Derkhaoui | ... | still photographer |
| Jean-Baptiste Jay | ... | second assistant camera |
| Cyril Mousseigne | ... | gaffer |
| Muriel Olivier | ... | electrician |
| Edouard Omnès | ... | grip |
| Jacques Parmentier | ... | key grip |
| Thierry Ramanana | ... | key grip |
| Denoël Riche | ... | second assistant camera |
| François Taupin | ... | second assistant camera |
| Pierre Weité | ... | first assistant camera |
Music Department
| Laurence Ailalah | ... | musician: cello |
| Emmanuel André | ... | musician: violin |
| Jean-Claude Aucun | ... | musician: cello |
| Hélène Blazy | ... | musician: violin (as Hélène Biazy) |
| Florent Brannens | ... | musician: violin |
| Marc Chantereau | ... | musician: percussion |
| Christophe Gaugue | ... | musician: alto saxophone |
| Anne Gravoin | ... | musician: violin solo |
| Nabil Khalidi | ... | composer: song "Signe du destin" |
| Jean-Philippe Kuzma | ... | musician: violin |
| Laurent Manaud Pallas | ... | musician: violin |
| Benoît Marin | ... | musician: alto saxophone |
| Virginie Michaud | ... | musician: alto saxophone |
| Annie Morel | ... | musician: violin |
| Arnaud Nuvolone | ... | musician: violin |
| Vincent Pasquier | ... | musician: bass |
| Françoise Perrin | ... | musician: violin |
| Stéphane Reichart | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Mathilde Sternant | ... | musician: cello |
| Isabelle Thévenet | ... | musician: harp (as Isabelle Perrin) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Anne Mazauric | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Frédéric Bruguet | ... | trainee |
| Ewa Charier | ... | production assistant |
| Philippe Dejon | ... | production assistant |
| Gilles François | ... | production trainee |
| Daniel Hardouin | ... | administrator |
| Olivier Ledouit | ... | production trainee |
| Sylvain Lerquet | ... | trainee |
| Béatrice Plumet | ... | production assistant |
| Antoine Rabaté | ... | laboratory assistant |
| Marie-Pierre Sauvanet | ... | production assistant |
| Isabelle Thillien | ... | trainee |
| E. Selma Yalcin | ... | production trainee |
Production Companies
- Les Films des Tournelles (co-production)
- Les Films en Hiver (co-production)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the support of)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (with the support of)
- Gimages 3 (with the participation of)
- Canal+ (with the participation of)
Distributors
- Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- KinoVista (2007) (Russia) (tv)
- Les Films des Tournelles (France)
- Lot 47 Films (2001) (United States) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
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Did You Know?
| 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 Happenstance (2000) predates Amelie by a year, the two were released in reverse order in most non-French markets. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). See more » |
| 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. See more » |