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  • Summary: Eight-year-old Elsa (Bouanich) and her mom Isabelle (Dieu) move in next to Julien (Serrault), an ornery old entomologist with a lavish butterfly collection in his apartment. Her mother is hardly ever home, and Elsa soon grows attached to her neighbor. (First Run Features)
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. An exceptionally satisfying film of much grace and beauty.
  2. Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    80
    Perfect holiday entertainment, albeit for those small fry who can read English subtitles.
  3. 75
    Sentimental and predictable? Sure, but The Butterfly is so well-meaning and the wide-eyed Bouanich is so sweet and lovable only a Scrooge would dare complain.
  4. Reviewed by: Angel Cohn
    60
    The film's heart is the relationship between Elsa and Julien, and stars Bouanich and Serrault have a lovely onscreen rapport that's truly endearing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2