Happenstance

A Feature film of

Laurent Firode

Produced by

Les Films des Tournelles, Les Films en Hiver

Production year2000

French release21/06/2000

Runtime1 h 30 min

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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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Director (1)

Laurent Firode
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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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Type : Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Comedy
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified

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Country	Distributor	Release date
Belgium	Boomerang Pictures	06/06/2001
Canada	Remstar	21/12/2001
French-speaking Switzerland	Moa Distribution	13/12/2001
Quebec	Remstar	21/12/2001
Romania	Romania Film	N/A

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Country	Distributor	Release date
Belgium	Boomerang Pictures	06/06/2001
Canada	Remstar	21/12/2001
French-speaking Switzerland	Moa Distribution	13/12/2001
Quebec	Remstar	21/12/2001
Romania	Romania Film	N/A
Sweden	Novemberfilm	N/A
Switzerland	Moa Distribution	13/12/2001

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Selections (3)

Göteborg Film Festival
Sweden, 2001
Films selected
Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris
France, 2001
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FIFF
Belgium, 2000
Official Competition

Delegations (1)

Göteborg Film Festival
Sweden, 2001
Director : Laurent Firode

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