2006-09-28 03:29:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Papillon is French for "butterfly." I seem to remember a book or a movie called Papillon, and it was about a man who was wrongfully imprisoned, but I don't know any more than that...sorry.
2006-09-28 03:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. The Papillon (also known as Continental Toy Spaniel) was known in the 16th century as the Dwarf Spaniel. Noble ladies of that time did not consider a portrait complete unless one of these elegant little dogs was pictured with them.
As time went on, a change developed in the dwarf spaniel which gave rise to the present-day name, Papillon. The dwarf of that time possessed large, drooping ears. Gradually there came into being an erect eared type-the ears being set obliquely on the head and fringed as to resemble wings of a butterfly.
2. It is the French word for butterfly.
3. Papillon is a 1973 film starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.
4. Papillon is also the name of a horse that won the English Grand National in April 2000.
2006-09-29 19:53:37 · answer #2 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a breed of dog known as papillon. It is also a memoir written by Henri Charrière about his imprisonment at a penal colony in French Guiana.
2006-09-28 10:38:00 · answer #3 · answered by Jay W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's french for Butterfly
There was also a film called 'Papillon' that was about a prisoner who had a Butterfly tattoo.
2006-09-28 10:37:32 · answer #4 · answered by malcolmg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Papillon is french for butterfly. Also, it is a wrenchingly hard movie to watch starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. The movie is about inmates on Devil's Island. Very good, but VERY tough to watch.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070511/
2006-09-28 12:19:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 answers
1- The name of a movie starring Dustin Hoffman about a man who escaped from a Penal Colony on (in) French Giunea(sp?).
2-A French dog breed know for small size and big ears.
3-French for butterfly.
2006-09-28 10:41:56 · answer #6 · answered by Hootcoot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book was written about the man Henri Charriere his life or part of it a true story. I have the book right here and read the intro area.
2006-09-28 10:44:24 · answer #7 · answered by Pauline 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋