M. Butterfly
Description
"AWE-INSPIRING, SPELLBINDING AND SHEER-RIVETING." – JULES PEIMER, WNWK RADIO/NEW YORK
Beijing, 1964. French diplomat René Gallimard (Jeremy Irons, Reversal Of Fortune) unexpectedly falls in love with Peking opera singer Song Liling after seeing her perform the music of Madama Butterfly. But what begins as a torrid love affair soon draws him into a world of espionage and duplicity, where the biggest secrets are revealed in the most unexpected of ways.
Inspired by an incredible true story and based on the Tony Award®-winning play by David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly features a hauntingly romantic score by Howard Shore (the Lord Of The Rings trilogy) and is directed by auteur filmmaker David Cronenberg (Scanners, The Dead Zone).
Bonus Features for Blu-ray
- NEW Audio Commentary By William Beard, Author Of The Artist As Monster: The Cinema Of David Cronenberg
- Interview With Director David Cronenberg
- Theatrical Trailer
Product Information
DISCS 1 |
RUN-TIME 101 min |
ASPECT RATIO 1.85:1 |
COLOR Color |
LANGUAGE English |
REGION Region A |
RATING R |
PRODUCTION DATE 1993 |
CLOSED-CAPTIONED No |
SUBTITLES English |
Cast & Crew
Jeremy Irons | René Gallimard |
John Lone | Song Liling |
Barbara Sukowa | Jeanne Gallimard |
Ian Richardson | Ambassador Toulon |
Annabel Leventon | Frau Baden |
Shizuko Hoshi | Comrade Chin |
Richard McMillan | Embassy Colleague |
Vernon Dobtcheff | Agent Etancelin |
David Hemblen | Intelligence Officer #1 |
Damir Andrei | Intelligence Officer #2 |
David Cronenberg | Director |
David Henry Hwang | Writer |
David Henry Hwang | Writer |
David Henry Hwang | Producer |
Gabriella Martinelli | Producer |
Philip Sandhaus | Producer |