Happenstance (2000)
A cleverly constructed and intricate comedy about how a subtle twist of fate can affect the lives of total strangers, Happenstance ingeniously tracks a group of seemingly unconnected individuals during the course of one long day. (Lot 47 Films)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Laurent Firode
Written By: Laurent Firode
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Eric Savin, Eric Feldman, Lysiane Meis, Faudel, Irène Ismaïloff
Genre: Romance
AKAs: Le battement d'ailes du papillon, The Beating of the Butterfly's Wings
Country: France
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Happenstance belongs to 4 collections
1. Netflix Instant (collaborative: moderated by somnivore - 29 stars)
2. 2000: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
3. What if.. (public: juandr)
4. C-Snacks (public: cantahta)
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| Dec 03, 2013 |  |
bookhouseboy | 15 5th |
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A tedious and contrived constructed mess - with unlikeable characters - going nowhere, and an intersecting stories film needs a lot more than just Audrey.T's pretty face now and then to be worthwhile. *Preview*: #13#, story, reviews, Audrey.T/7, R1.
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| Nov 30, 2010 |  |
SlantMag | 25 61st |
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"Firode's drones aren't so much victims to fate than they are passive believers in chance." - Ed Gonzalez
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| Apr 07, 2009 |  |
arkadia | 69 44th |
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A Rube-Goldberg machine is always fun to watch, no matter how flimsy its construction. This movie was a lot of fun, but that doesn't mean it was really good. Coincidences become interesting through their complexity, or simplicity, or surprising unusualness. This movie couldn't decide which of those directions it wanted to go in. It oddly combines frivolous happenstances with artsy direction and philosophical interludes.
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| Apr 06, 2009 |  |
somnivore | 82 44th |
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An exploration of the cause and effect of apparently random events. Not very original. Audrey Tatou is underutilized. Nonetheless an enjoyable film if you aren't looking for depth of meaning or grand epiphanies.
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| Mar 19, 2007 |  |
tails32x | 70 60th |
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This is some serious happenstance...
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| Average Percentile 47.96% from 100 Ratings |  |