Happenstance (2000)

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«Десяток персонажей сталкиваются друг с другом по случайному стечению обстоятельств, иллюстрируя, как понятно из названия, эффект бабочки. Картины такого типа любит снимать французский режиссер Иоселиани, только у него народ бродит по экрану менее осмысленно и более философски - а тут все поживее и поочевиднее. И очень хорошо! До мелочи продуманный сценарий, ироническое повествование, чудесное музыкальное сопровождение. Очаровательная Одри Тоту, которой хочется чтоб было больше, потому что глаз оторвать невозможно - и эффектнейшая концовка. Заставляющая задуматься, так ли уж случайны случайные события.»

The Clochard: Coffee comes with chocolate now?
The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe: Yup.
The Clochard: That's nice. But you can keep it.
The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe: You don't want it? It's Swiss dark chocolate. But we're going to stop to put it. Only half the customers eat it.
Richard: "If he eats his chocolate, I tell Marie everything."

The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe: Don't pay for him! I've got a philosophy.
The Clochard: So have I.
The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe: Coffee and brandy, how much? 5 bucks. Think I'm out 5 bucks? Wrong, fella. Dead wrong. It's more like I got a $5 credit line. Get me? What's the chance you'll die of a bee sting? No idea? 3 million to 1 chance. Better odds than winning the lottery. Think the lottery's just chance?
The Clochard: Sure, there are guys who wipe their ass with $100 bills.
The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe: Only because they deserve it.
The Clochard: Assholes win, too.
The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe: I wouldn't want to be in their shoes. It could be risky.
The Clochard: Admit you got screwed.
The Waiter from the Philosophic Cafe: Don't believe me? I'll prove I'm right.... See that? "20% discount on all household appliances." You think I lost $5? Don't make me laugh! With this coupon I can get huge savings. Say I want to buy... I don't know... What can I buy? A fridge, for $300. 20% off is how much? 3 times 20... Lemme figure... $60. 5 times the outlay. What do you say now?

Richard: "If he scores, I tell Elsa everything."
The Destiny Man: You sure you'll score?
Cailloux's Lanceurs: Yeah. Well, almost.
The Destiny Man: 100% sure?.. On the next throw... Do me a favor? Would you mind missing?
Cailloux's Lanceurs: How would that be a favor?
The Destiny Man: All right. See the man sitting... over there? I feel sure this man has decided to play his fate on that little pebble. I'd really like to see what happens if you miss.
Cailloux's Lanceurs: Why not?

The Destiny Man: We've altered the course of fate, Iike a grain of sand that jams the works. You must take me for an old nut who talks a lot of rot.
Cailloux's Lanceurs: Maybe so.
The Destiny Man: You're partly right, but only partly. Listen to me, there's not a gesture, even the most insignificant, that can't change the world. That man there decided to lie to his mistress Iike he lied to his wife on the simple toss of a pebble. You see, every detail, every gesture, as slight as it may be, reveals an infinity of truths and thus has an endless repercussion and grandiose effects. You only have to piss in the sea to make the ocean rise. Don't they say the beating of a butterfly's wings over the Atlantic can cause a hurricane in the Pacific? So feel free sometimes to do something stupid, random and ludicrous. That stupid, random and ludicrous act can upset the order of the world.

The Gitane: Luck, love, fortune...
Irène's Neighbor: If you could read the future, you'd have predicted your sorry fate. Now beat it!

The Gitane: Luck, love, fortune...
Younès: No, thanks. Love and all that... I already heard.

Man in a Hurry: The restaurant's been closed for ages. It's a wild story. It's a story about... No, it's too long, I don't have time. It could make a good movie.

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