Butterfly on the Shoulder

Butterfly on the Shoulder (or Un papillon sur l'épaule) is a French drama, thriller film directed by Jacques Deray.

Butterfly on the Shoulder
Directed by	Jacques Deray
Written by	Jean-Claude Carrière Tonino Guerra
Based on	The Velvet Well by John Gearon
Produced by	Yves Gasser Yves Peyrot Klaus Hellwig
Starring	Lino Ventura
Cinematography	Jean Boffety Jean Charvein
Edited by	Henri Lanoë
Music by	Claude Bolling
Production company	Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	3 May 1978 (1978-05-03)
Running time	95 minutes
Language	French
Box office	$4.1 million

Plot

When he stops in Barcelona (Catalonia) with his wife for a week, Roland Fériaud discovered in his hotel a man in agony before being knocked out. He wakes up in a mental hospital where he questions the insistently on a mysterious briefcase that he has no memory ...

Cast

• Lino Ventura : Roland Fériaud
• Paul Crauchet : Raphaël
• Nicole Garcia : Sonia
• Jean Bouise : Dr. Bavier
• Laura Betti : Madame Carrabo
• Xavier Depraz : Miguel Carrabo
• Jacques Maury : Goma
• Dominique Lavanant : The Young Woman
• José Lifante : The Commissioner
• Claudine Auger : The coat's woman
• Roland Bertin : The Official

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1979	César Awards	César Award for Best Editing	Henri Lanoë	Nominated

External links

• Un papillon sur l'épaule at IMDb