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Michel Serrault,
Michel Serrault,
Claire Bouanich,
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Philippe Muyl
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: First Run Features
: Drama, Foreign, France
: 80 min.
: French
: English
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Directed and written by Philippe Muyl, the family-friendly Le Papillon (The Butterfly) concerns a search for the title creature. Often lonely because of her single mother's busy work schedule, eight-year-old Elsa (Claire Bouanich) befriends an elderly neighbor man named Julien (Michel Serrault), eventually joining him on a trek to find a rare butterfly that lives for only 72 hours. As the relationship between the two teaches them both a few things about themselves, Elsa's mother (Nade Dieu) worries that her daughter has been kidnapped. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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| A Lovely French Family Film
by talltale
November 15, 2004 - 2:07 PM PST
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| Short, sweet but never saccharine, THE BUTTERFLY should please foreign film fans and anyone who appreciates stories about old codgers befriending little tikes. While there is nothing particularly original in the premise or outcome, the film is filled with specific, on-the-mark dialog and situation. By avoiding the usual protracted explanations of things we can easily figure out for ourselves, the director and writer are able to spend their time on what matters most to their audience: the growing relationship between the old man and young child. Beautifully acted by France's famous Michel Serrault and a well-chosen cast, this is model of concise, appealing storytelling that intelligent filmgoers will take to heart and mind. |
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