Bon chance!

During our brisk walk to the High School, I picked Courtney's mind about the film that we'll be seeing at the auditorium. She mentioned that this was the last film-in a series of films-that the foreign language arts classes puts on. It's free to the public and this one is supposed to be good, but, it's subtitled.

Armed with only that much information from Courtney, we made our way through the brass and glass doors of the auditorium. We made our purchases of Bon Bon candies then staked our claim on a pair of seats two rows back from the projector.

Before long, the screen glitches were ironed out and the room lights dimmed to reveal this tale:

Set in France-of course-we find a recluse in an apartment who maintains a collection of butterflies(hence the title Le Papillon). Recent additions to the tenement building are a mother and daughter who happen to live in the apartment above the semi-hermit. As the days go on, a chance meeting between the young girl and the older gentleman lead to a wonderful story of; self discovery, tolerance, understanding, and love. It's in this relationship that the girl understands what a parental love can be and how opening himself up to others can help him heal his emotional wounds.

Shot in the grand mountain scape of the French Alps, this film is utterly stunning to view. Valleys of tall green grass speckled with yellow and white flowers flanked by magnificent pine forests and the blue cathedral sky vaulted by mountain peaks give a view of grandeur that will have the audience feeling as though they were on location with our storytellers.

This is a great family film that will have everyone thinking about what it means to be part of a nuclear unit. Thank goodness for the translation, because if you know a little French, you may realize that some words aren't translated into their direct mean-Isn't that correct Courtney? :-D

This is a film that shouldn't be missed by any family. If you've enjoyed, Heidi or Frankie Starlight, this on will be another added to that beloved list.

Because the film was propelled by such a great script, I need to rank this feature a 7 out of 10 chrysali.