Chasing Butterflies (1992): Cast
Chasing Butterflies is a 1992 drama directed by Otar Iosseliani, starring Mathieu Amalric, Maimouna N'Diaye and Pascal Bonitzer. It runs 1 hour 57 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 57m (117 min)
- Director
- Otar Iosseliani
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Metropolis Filmproduction
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Chasing Butterflies About?
The premise of Chasing Butterflies without spoilers.
The story follows two elderly sisters who share a life together in a fading French chateau. After the death of one sister, the surviving sibling, now residing in Moscow, becomes the heir to the estate. Their inheritance quickly attracts the interest of Japanese businessmen, leading to a clash of cultures and risking the loss of the family home.
Chasing Butterflies Themes & Keywords
· 45 tags- family relationships
- melancholy
- entrepreneur
- race relations
- chateau
- epilogue
- dilapidated chateau
- cameo appearance
- moscow russia
- france
- old women
- bugged telephone
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- immigrant
- interracial marriage
- death
- russian
- reference to luis bunuel
- guided tour
- moment of death
- russian woman
- cousin cousin relationship
- husband wife relationship
- sister sister relationship
- modernism
- satire comedy
- japanese tourist
- drunkenness
- death of an old woman
- writer director editor
- aunt niece relationship
- nobility
- drunken man
- village
- russian officer
- ghost
- real estate agent
- lawyer
- aristocracy
- african woman
- father son relationship
- white husband black wife relationship
- animal in title
- illegal immigrant
- anarchy
- interracial relationship
Chasing Butterflies Cast & Characters
Mathieu Amalric leads the cast, with Maimouna N'Diaye as Caprice and Pascal Bonitzer. Directed by Otar Iosseliani; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director Otar Iosseliani
Also Starring in Chasing Butterflies
· 17 more- Emmanuel de Chauvigny Père André
- Yannick Carpentier Monsieur Capentier
- Narda Blanchet Solange
- Anne-Marie Eisenschitz Marie
- Sylvie Van den Elsen
- Lilia Ollivier Olga
- Léonard Vindry
- Alexandra Liebermann Hélène
- Pierette Pompom Bailhache Valérie
- Aleksandr Cherkasov Henri de Lampadere
- Thamara Tarassachvili Marie-Agnès de Bayonette
- Sacha Piatigorsky Sultan
- Françoise Tsouladzé Yvonne
- Emilie Aubry
- Irena Oberberg
- Aleksandr Askoldov
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Chasing Butterflies Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “A Caça às Borboletas” and “Caccia alle farfalle”.
- Also known as
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- A Caça às Borboletas
- Caccia alle farfalle
- Jagd auf Schmetterlinge
- Hunting Butterflies
- Kelebek avi
- Lepkevadászat
- Peplebze nadiroba
- Polowanie na motyle
- The Butterfly Hunt
- To kynigi tis petaloudas
- Охота на бабочек
- 狩猎蝴蝶
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- A Caça as Borboletas
- 나비사냥
- 追逐蝴蝶
- 蝶採り
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Chasing Butterflies FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Chasing Butterflies, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Chasing Butterflies?
Chasing Butterflies runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).
When was Chasing Butterflies released?
Chasing Butterflies was released on November 4, 1992.
Who directed Chasing Butterflies?
Chasing Butterflies was directed by Otar Iosseliani.
More films by Otar Iosseliani Who is in the cast of Chasing Butterflies?
Chasing Butterflies stars Mathieu Amalric, Maimouna N'Diaye as Caprice and Pascal Bonitzer, among 21 credited actors.
Does Chasing Butterflies have a post-credit scene?
No. Chasing Butterflies has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Chasing Butterflies in?
The original language of Chasing Butterflies is French.
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