M. Butterfly

1993

Action / Drama / Romance

28
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 36% · 22 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 11873 11.9K

china based on true story opera singer 1960s secret based on real person

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Plot summary

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

Director

David Cronenberg Photo
David Cronenberg

Top cast

David Hemblen Photo
David Hemblen as Intelligence Officer #1
Jeremy Irons Photo
Jeremy Irons as René Gallimard
George Jonas Photo
George Jonas as Mall Trustee
Ian Richardson Photo
Ian Richardson as Ambassador Toulon
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1 hr 41 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Timur B 7 / 10

Ok. the story is good. theatre in theatre

ok. the story is good. theatre in theatre.
Reviewed by Alec B 7 / 10

It is fair to say that something is

It is fair to say that something is perhaps lost in translation from the stage to the screen (intimacy for one) but I think there's a lot of criticism directed at the movie in bad faith. Post The Crying Game the "twist" doesn't make much sense as a major plot point and Cronenberg goes the more difficult and interesting route of having the characters subtly acknowledging the truth.
Reviewed by David W 6 / 10

Cronenberg manages to deliver a lot with the

Cronenberg manages to deliver a lot with the resources and material he had to work with. The story is memorable mostly for its strangeness. I would only watch this again if there were nothing better to choose from.
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