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Madame Butterfly

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Madame Butterfly (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 7  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.3/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Synopsis: Director Frederic Mitterand's acclaimed cinematic adaptation of Puccini's popular opera is the first filmed version to use both Western and Eastern actors. Presented by Martin Scorcese, this tragic tale of a love affair between a naive geisha and the American naval officer who deserts her... Director Frederic Mitterand's acclaimed cinematic adaptation of Puccini's popular opera is the first filmed version to use both Western and Eastern actors. Presented by Martin Scorcese, this tragic tale of a love affair between a naive geisha and the American naval officer who deserts her and their young child is lushly photographed, with beautiful vocal performances from soprano Ying Huang and tenor Richard Troxell. Nominated for two French Cesar awards. [More]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Ying Huang, Richard L. Troxell

Director: Frederic Mitterand

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 2, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - Italian

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette - 1. PORTRAIT OF A BUTTERFLY

Interactive Features:

  • Intereactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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A vibrant and beautiful French screen adaptation of Puccini's opera set in Japan in 1904.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Besides a visual combination of authentic Japanese realism and picturesque, dream-like cinematography that matches the lushness of Puccini's music, director Frederic Mitterrand gives the opera a distinctively cinematic gravity and subtlety.

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great art, transcendently moving

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