"What if ceverything happened for a reason? What ifclove came knocking at your door? What ifcthe slightest twist of fate changed your life? While riding the train to work, store clerk Irene (Audrey Tautou) learns from a fellow passenger that her horoscope predicts she'll meet 'the love of her life' that day. After she leaves, the young man who had been sitting across from her reveals he shares the same birthday, and perhaps the same fate. Though separated once she exits the train, unrelated characters and events seemingly conspire to bring the two together again. If the moon hadn't been fired, if the husband hadn't cheated, if the liar had told the truth, if the backpack hadn't been stolen, if noses hadn't been broke, if the coffee maker hadn't been mistaken for a bombcif all of these things and more didn't happencthey never would have met. A coincidental romance about six complete strangers affected by chance encounters during the course of one event-filled day. Happenstance is a charming and clever story about the 'what if's' of life and love."

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Happenstance (2000)

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Romance/Drama/Comedy · 1h 30m · 6/21/2000

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"What if ceverything happened for a reason? What ifclove came knocking at your door? What ifcthe slightest twist of fate changed your life? While riding the train to work, store clerk Irene (Audrey Tautou) learns from a fellow passenger that her horoscope predicts she'll meet 'the love of her life' that day. After she leaves, the young man who had been sitting across from her reveals he shares the same birthday, and perhaps the same fate. Though separated once she exits the train, unrelated characters and events seemingly conspire to bring the two together again. If the moon hadn't been fired, if the husband hadn't cheated, if the liar had told the truth, if the backpack hadn't been stolen, if noses hadn't been broke, if the coffee maker hadn't been mistaken for a bombcif all of these things and more didn't happencthey never would have met. A coincidental romance about six complete strangers affected by chance encounters during the course of one event-filled day. Happenstance is a charming and clever story about the 'what if's' of life and love."

Status

Released

Languages

French, English

Country

France

Production Company

Centre National du Cinéma et de L'image Animée (CNC)

Revenue

$251,444
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Cast
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Audrey Tautou

Irène
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Faudel

Younès
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Eric Savin

Richard
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Nathalie Besançon

Marie
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Lysiane Meis

Elsa
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Irène Ismaïloff

Stéphanie
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Eric Feldman

Luc
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Frédéric Bouraly

Bobby
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Franck Bussi

The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe
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Marina Tomé

Julie
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Félicité Wouassi

The Vigilant
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Antoine Coesens

The Clochard
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Saïd Serrari

The Pickpocket
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Lily Boulogne

Luc's Mother (as Lili Boulogne)
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Gilbert Robin

The Destiny Man
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Manu Layotte

Cailloux's Lanceurs
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Husky Kihal

The Magazin Owner
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Nor-eddin Abboud

The S.A.V. Salesman
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Louison Roblin

Irène's Neighbor
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Manuela Gourary

Elsa's Mother
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Mathieu Ducrez

Franck
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Abbdessamad Chahidi

The Clandestine Moroccan
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Françoise Bertin

Luc's Grandmother
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François Chattot

Marc
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Pierre Bellemare

Taxi Driver
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Sylvie Herbert

The Nurse
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Michel Baladi

The Waiter from the Coffee Shop
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Eunseon Patricia Lee

La Visitor of the Museum
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Louise Vincent

The Gitane
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Charlotte Maury-Sentier

The Horoscope Woman
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Édith Le Merdy

The Subway Passenger (as Edith Le Merdy)
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Oleg Imbert

The Male Russian Tourist
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Ludmila Imbert

The Female Russian Tourist
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Arab Tayeb

Porter (as Taïeb Arab)
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Claude Maurin

Loto Player
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Gérard Azam

Owner of the Café Sud
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Étienne Caminade

The Child
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Claude Mazauric

The Aunt
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Vincent Martin

Customer in the Electric Appliances Shop
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Christian Wattowicz

Museum Security Guard
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Marie-Céline Tuvache

Museum Curator
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Mohamed Bouamari

Owner of the Tac-o-Tac Bar
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Ariane Pirie

Young Woman on the telephone
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Omar Mansouri

Patron of the Tac-o-Tac Bar
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Philippe Person

Man in a Hurry
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Sophiane Aherdane

Extra: Metro
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Noam Bonnand

Extra: Metro
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Boukary Camara

Extra: Metro
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Claire Cassini

Extra: Metro
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Jessica Champeaux

Extra: Metro
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Flavien Dareau

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Jean-Michel Delage

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Maude Derkhaoui

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Liliane Fezard

Extra: Metro
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Laurent Firode

Extra: Metro
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Marc Flavigny

Extra: Metro
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Bruno Forget

Extra: Metro
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Claude Lebas

Extra: Metro
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Alain Lhotellier

Extra: Metro
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Corinne Marcon

Extra: Metro
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Anne Mazauric

Extra: Metro
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Roland Menou

Extra: Metro
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Nausicaa Meyer

Extra: Metro
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Corinne Micaelli

Extra: Metro
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Michel Nadou

Extra: Metro
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Philippe Pailares

Extra: Metro
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Stéphane Petit

Extra: Metro
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Gregory Piat

Extra: Metro
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Jerôme Planas

Extra: Metro
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Alexis Poulin

Extra: Metro
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Kathiran Premathash

Extra: Metro
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Martin Rit

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Cécile Roche

Extra: Metro
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Rodolpho Saavedra

Extra: Metro
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Michelle Santi

Extra: Metro
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Estelle Sayada

Extra: Metro
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Edwige Signorelli

Extra: Metro
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Sherazade Sehlaoui

Extra: Metro
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Grégoire Tachnakian

Extra: Metro
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Xavier Tiret

Extra: Metro
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Juliette Vabdervoem

Extra: Metro
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Anne-Sophie Vannier

Extra: Metro
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Louis Vautrey

Extra: Metro
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Mikolas Zavadskis

Extra: Metro
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Ismaïl Zouhir

Extra: Metro
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Dominick Rongere

Metro Agent
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Audrey Schmid

Policeman
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Gilles Gourmelen

Metro Policeman
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Michel Richard

Courthouse Policeman
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Fathia Atmani

Moroccan Family Member
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Minouna Atmani

Moroccan Family Member
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Sonia Atmani

Moroccan Family Member
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Halima Ben Ali

Moroccan Family Member
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Radouane Ennaji

Moroccan Family Member
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Charazette Hadda

Moroccan Family Member
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Wicem Ennaji

Moroccan Family Member
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Michel Azam

Patron of Country Café
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Gilles Plat

Patron of Country Café
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Antoine Rubio

Patron of Country Café
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Jean-Pierre Terras

Patron of Country Café
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Yves Zinck

Patron of Country Café
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Marc Villebrun

Patron of Country Café
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Catherine Jarrier-Prieur

Woman in Parking
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Tahar Akermi

Young Man in Boat
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Tahar Ammari

Young Man in Boat
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Saïd Ben Ali

Young Man in Boat
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Mehedi Ben Ali

Young Man in Boat
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Karim Adenis

Patron of Tac-o-Tac Bar
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Hamani Ferchichi

Patron of Tac-o-Tac Bar
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Christiane Alargon

Patron of Les Oiseaux Bar
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Chiffolleau da Chifo

Patron of Les Oiseaux Bar
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Laurent Huni

Patron of Les Oiseaux Bar
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Frédéric Bruguet

Man at Hospital
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Isabelle Thillien

Woman at Hospital
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Antoine Garcia

Man on Street
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Olivier Azam

Man on Street
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Samuel Poulain

Man on Street
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Pascal Judelewicz

Man on Street
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Franck Landron

Man on Street
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Fouad Benmessaoud

Man on Street
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Moustapha Diouf

Boy Playing with Dog
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Sebastien Tordjman

Boy Playing with Dog
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Yann Chayia

Man in Museum
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Yolande Torre

Woman in Museum
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Alain Nakache

Voice in Tac-o-Tac Bar (voice)
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Mustapha Dahrane

Voice in Tac-o-Tac Bar (voice)
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Marie David

Announcer in Electric Appliances Shop (voice)
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Didier Ranz

Announcer in Metro (voice)
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Adrien Krasnigi

Child's Voice (voice)
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Antar Boudache

Voice on Boy with Dog (voice)
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Javier Po

Voice of Spanish Customs Officer (voice)
Crew
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Laurent Firode

Director
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Laurent Firode

Writer
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Happenstance

(DVD)

4/23/2002

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