M. Butterfly

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-10-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (6370 Reviews)

Director:

David Cronenberg

Genres:

Drama History Romance

Cast:

Jeremy Irons John Lone Barbara Sukowa Ian Richardson

Writer:

David Henry Hwang (play)

David Henry Hwang (screenplay)

Fullplot:

During the Cultural Revolution in China in the mid-1960s, a French diplomat falls in love with a singer in the Beijing Opera. Interwoven with allusions to the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly", a story of love and betrayal unfolds.

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