Le battement d'ailes du papillon

Jun 21 2000 R 1h 30m
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?

Plot

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.

Written by

Laurent Firode

Directed by

Laurent Firode

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Les Films des Tournelles, Les Films en Hiver, CNC

Languages

Français

Awards

3 wins

Scores
# of Votes
3,980
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
59
Popularity
NA