Happenstance
Synopsis
The action takes place over the period of one day and recounts the series of events which lead to a meeting between a young man and woman. The combined effects of a full moon, hypothermia, a block of chocolate, a malfunctioning electric coffee machine, a coward's lie, pigeon droppings smearing a photo, the planet Venus, a child's nightmare, a white stone, treasure found in a milk bottle, a squashed cockroach, and a yellow jacket dumped in the street are necessary for their love affair to bloom. Isn't it said that a butterfly beating its wings in the Atlantic can cause a tornado in the Pacific? By pure accident, the paths of the young man and woman will cross, and their lives, perhaps, be overturned.
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Actors (37)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producers : Les Films des Tournelles, Les Films en Hiver
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : Les Films des Tournelles
- News agency (France) : B.C.G.
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producers : Anne-Dominique Toussaint, Pascal Judelewicz
- Screenwriter : Laurent Firode
- Music Composer : Peter Chase
- Assistant directors : Olivier Azam, Irène Ismaïloff
- Editor : Didier Ranz
- Sound recordists : David Rit, Stéphane Reichart
- Costume designer : Najat Kas
- Line Producer : Franck Landron
- Sound Assistant : Julien Sicart
- Assistant Operator : Pierre Cottereau
- Production manager : Élodie Gaiddon
- Press Attachés (film) : Myriam Bruguière, Olivier Guigues
- Sound Editor : Hervé Guyader
- Continuity supervisor : Anne Mazauric
- Production Designer : Catherine Jarrier-Prieur
- Foley artist : Philippe Penot
- Sales Agent : Jacques Le Glou
- Sound Mixer : Emmanuel Croset
- Location Manager : Samuel Poulain
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
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About
The characters in this film only have a fragmentary awareness of their own story. It’s interesting to show what’s hidden from them, everything they’re unaware of. We all have limited awareness of our lives. Spectators always have the impression of knowing more than the characters in a movie. Multiplying the number of viewpoints in a story reveals its complexity – everyone has their own idea of the truth. The tiniest details and tiniest acts are always of crucial importance.
Laurent Firode,Director
