M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

  • Director: David Cronenberg
  • Countries of origin: United States, Canada
  • Language: English, Chinese, French, Italian
  • Release date: October 1, 1993
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: 蝴蝶君
  • "M. Butterfly" is a feature film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jeremy John Irons and John Lone  . It premiered at the 18th Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 9, 1993 .
    Based on the drama of the same name by the Chinese American dramatist David Henry Hwang, the film tells the unusual story of the French diplomat Garima after he fell in love with the Chinese Peking opera actor Song Liling   .

    Details

    • Release date October 1, 1993
    • Filming locations Great Wall of China, China
    • Production companies Geffen Pictures

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,498,795

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $57,280

    Gross worldwide

    $1,498,795

    Movie reviews

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    • By Jared 2022-12-30 05:29:35

      we are all lady butterflies

      I have such a fantasy about Dongfang. In the depths of her almond eyes, there is still such a woman who is willing to sacrifice everything to love a man. Even if the man's love is worthless, it is better to die vigorously than to survive. In the end, I found him in a prison far away from China, my name is Renee Gallinier, aka Mrs Butterfly.

      The beginning of the film seems to set the tone of tragedy for the film, Song scoffs at the story of Madame...

    • By Lacey 2022-12-30 04:30:11

      Watch "The Butterfly"

      I don't know what to say, there shouldn't be many people watching this movie, and most people have seen it and have preconceived notions. If I watch this movie with tinted glasses and a heart of comparison, I think it's fine. If you appreciate this movie seriously, you will definitely be impressed by Zunlong's acting skills. You don't need too many words, just one look can express everything to you. I also hope that those who have watched the movie can see what Zunlong was wronged in those...

    • By Patsy 2022-12-30 00:37:51

      "I always miss you"

      I haven't watched a movie for a long time. I've been so deeply immersed in it for a long time. I can't calm down. I was enveloped in deep sadness. I knew from the beginning of the movie that I would like the kind that doesn't need to comfort myself "it will be better later".

      "You are not my butterfly" but "My name is Mrs Butterfly"

      I can't understand the history of China from this perspective, and "inspired by true story" deviates from...

    • By Marcelina 2022-12-29 16:51:27

      Inherent prejudice caused by cultural differences between East and West

      "Mr. Butterfly" tells a story that one feels very absurd: a diplomat working in the French consulate in China falls in love with an "Oriental woman" who plays Hua Dan, and has not found out that "she" is a man for 20 years. It was the spy that China sent to get close to the French in order to steal French secret intelligence. The background of the story takes place from the 1950s to the 1970s. The communication between China and Western countries is not very smooth. Eastern and Western people...

    • By August 2022-12-29 01:47:09

      Butterfly gentleman, who is in love with miserable who.

      The Butterfly Lord you think is actually not the Butterfly Lord. To put it simply, the movie is about "what kind of story would it be if the Admiral fell in love with Mrs. Butterfly". I think it's a whole lot of love, just love, and then die.

      Actually, I don't quite understand why the director and screenwriter want to give Gao Renni a wife and an extramarital affair, and let others set it down (although the reality...hehe). Compare the differences...

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    • By Luciano 2023-09-26 17:26:54

      The beginning and the end are very beautiful, but the middle part is really awkward (including Zunlong's appearance, but the two paragraphs before and after are more comfortable to watch). Cronenberg is too obscene, what the hell, he doesn't understand Chinese people, he's just talking nonsense here....

    • By Alexis 2023-09-21 03:54:33

      It's a pity that a good story is hurriedly...

    • By Bartholome 2023-08-23 18:46:22

      Well, in the Hollywood industry, Cronenberg can only shoot like this... I wonder how he felt when he saw Farewell My...

    • By Shania 2023-08-21 08:33:26

      Zunlong's voice is so charming. But it's too blind to see that he's a man. He's rolled the sheets so many times... His men's clothes are much better than women's...

    • By Wiley 2023-08-18 20:45:21

      Men objectified women, the West objectified the East, and the flames of the Cultural Revolution ignited the Paris 68 riots; the artistic conception of dragonflies in the alleys was okay, but the espionage work was a bit awkward, and the old butlers who spoke Cantonese were also very inconsistent; and "Farewell to the Overlord" Ji" was a product of the same era, but accompanied by a unique sense of strange distortion of Cronenberg's format, criticizing the cultural curiosity-hunting work, it...

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    Movie quotes

    • Song Liling: The days I spent with you were the only days I ever truly existed.

    • Ambassador Toulon: You said the Americans would succeed in Vietnam. You were kidding, right?

    • Song Liling: He was very responsive to my ancient Oriental ways of love, all of which I invented myself, just for him.