---
title: 'Happenstance (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Laurent Firode'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/happenstance-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243135/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Happenstance (2000)

2000 · 90 min · Comedy · France

Original title: Le Battement d'ailes du papillon

## Synopsis

Happenstance is a 2000 French film directed by Laurent Firode and starring Audrey Tautou and Faudel. The film is also known as The Beating of the Butterfly's Wings, a literal translation of its original French title, Le battement d'ailes du papillon. The title references the butterfly effect from chaos theory which is quoted at greater length by one of the characters in the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Laurent Firode](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-firode)

## Cast

- [Françoise Bertin](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-bertin)
- [Édith Le Merdy](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-le-merdy)
- [Louison Roblin](https://cinepixo.com/people/louison-roblin)
- [Marina Tomé](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-tome)
- [Pierre Bellemare](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-bellemare)
- [Nathalie Besançon](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathalie-besancon)
- [Manuela Gourary](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuela-gourary)
- [Faudel](https://cinepixo.com/people/faudel)
- [Charlotte Maury-Sentier](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-maury-sentier)
- [Antoine Coesens](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoine-coesens)
- [Gilbert Robin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-robin)
- [Irène Ismaïloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-ismailoff)
- [Michèle Oppenot](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-oppenot)
- [Laurent Firode](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-firode)
- [Félicité Wouassi](https://cinepixo.com/people/felicite-wouassi)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/happenstance-2000
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