The story of a young geisha who falls madly in love with an american captain that travels all around the world collecting hearts.The story of a young geisha who falls madly in love with an american captain that travels all around the world collecting hearts.The story of a young geisha who falls madly in love with an american captain that travels all around the world collecting hearts.
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- TriviaThe entire Japanese village set and house were built in Tunisia, Northern Africa.
- GoofsDuring Act 2 and Act 3, a blooming wisteria is shown to be growing along the house's roof above the porch. In reality wisteria would not have been grown here as the house's structure would have been unsuitable for it. Wisteria is a plant known to become heavy and massive with age; it would have been grown along a sturdy trellis or stone wall instead as not to cause any damage.
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Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton: She's like a porcelain doll. She sets me on fire.
Featured review
Best production of Puccini's opera so far
This gorgeously shot and brilliantly directed film version of the opera is the most passionate I've seen. The acting is unusually detailed and truthful for an opera, especially Butterfly's total commitment and Pinkerton's breezy lust.
But why didn't we see his ship sail into the bay? The water and mountains seemed destined for that shot, but didn't deliver. The boy was too old, the voice of the "uncle" in the sky didn't work, but generally it was a deeply moving experience, rising to a terrific climax in her suicide and his remorse. That last closeup of Pinkerton, racked by remorse, lifting the dying Butterfly, was powerful. The film aired in Canada on Aug 8 on the Bravo! TV network. I couldn't tear myself away to get to a party till the final credits were rolling.
But why didn't we see his ship sail into the bay? The water and mountains seemed destined for that shot, but didn't deliver. The boy was too old, the voice of the "uncle" in the sky didn't work, but generally it was a deeply moving experience, rising to a terrific climax in her suicide and his remorse. That last closeup of Pinkerton, racked by remorse, lifting the dying Butterfly, was powerful. The film aired in Canada on Aug 8 on the Bravo! TV network. I couldn't tear myself away to get to a party till the final credits were rolling.
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- Madame Butterfly, de Frederick Mitterand
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- Gross US & Canada
- $65,196
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,027
- May 5, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $65,196
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