Chasing Butterflies
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Otar Iosseliani
Narda Blanchet
Emmanuel De Chauvigny
Alexander Askoldov
Sacha Piatigorsky
Lilia Ollivier
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
This whimsical comedy of social decline in contemporary France follows the peculiar activities of two elderly cousins and their eccentric neighbors in a small village drenched in old world charm. Isolated from the modern world, the villagers nostalgically maintain their aristocratic life of leisure and luxury, quarreling over property boundaries and counting their assets before blindfolded guards. The unexpected death of a wealthy landowner provides the perfect opportunity for progress to sneak in, as eager relatives, antique traders, and greedy realtors can't wait to profit from the valuable estate.
Director
Otar Iosseliani
Cast
Narda Blanchet
Emmanuel De Chauvigny
Alexander Askoldov
Sacha Piatigorsky
Lilia Ollivier
Pierrette Pompom Bailhache
Pascal Aubier
Francoise Tsouladze
Anne-marie Eisenschitz
Alexandre Tcherkassoff
Alexandra Liebermann
Thamar Tarassachvili
Yannick Carpentier
Maimouna N'diaye
Otar Iosseliani
Crew
Axel Arft
Pierre Andre Boutang
Alix Comte
Charlotte David
Emmanuel De Chauvigny
Holger Gimpel
Luciano Gloor
Otar Iosseliani
Otar Iosseliani
Nana Iosselliani
Anne-marie L'hote
Gerard Lamps
William Lubtchansky
Claire Lusseyrand
Martine Marignac
Leila Naskidachvili
Ettore Rosbach
Guy Seligman
Lilia Smecchia
Nougzar Tarielachvili
Maurice Tinchant
Nicolas Zourabichvili
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Filmmaker Otar Iosseliani was nominated for a 1993 European Film Award (Felix) for European Achievement of the Year.
Released in United States Fall October 22, 1993
Released in United States January 30, 1996
Released in United States October 22, 1993
Released in United States on Video January 30, 1996
Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-6, 1993.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1992.
Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.
color
dialogue French
subtitled English
Released in United States January 30, 1996
Released in United States on Video January 30, 1996
Released in United States Fall October 22, 1993
Released in United States October 22, 1993 (New York City)
