Annabel Leventon, Barbara Sukowa, Ian Richardson
The true story of the arrest of a French diplomat for leaking information to a Chinese opera singer he had an affair with for years, who was also a spy. The twist in the story is that the singer was a...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 18, 2006
Stats: 214 reviews
David Cronenberg's strength is bringing out the humanity of the oddest characters in the oddest situations. Perhaps the well-known story of M Butterfly was too narrow for him to experiment? Perhaps he decided it was best to stick to the play as faithfully as possible? I don't kno...( read more)
David Cronenberg's most bland and disappointing work. Ironic, seeing how the source material is so interesting.
One of David Cronenburg's best,M.Butterfly, is based on a true story. John Lone is awesome as madame butterfly and Jeremy Irons is in his usual cold, upper class self role. I simply enjoyed this gentleman on screen. Perfect casting for a director filming a moving story of love ...( read more)
Here's a shocker, David Cronenberg directing a movie about she-male Chinese spies. Only John Watters could get away with that. Utterly messed up cinema.
I could not believe how incredibly dull M. Butterfly was. I've been told the play is absolutely enthralling. Therefore, I expected more of the film, which didn't become interesting until the last 20 minutes.
good movie!!!! I don't believe that that man could have been with a woman who was really a man for that many years without knowing.
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