She searched for a home, she searched for love. Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship. With men like Jack Cope (Liam Cunningham) and Andre Brink, she found much love, but no home. In his first speech to the South African Parliament, Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addresses her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.... (Full plot summary below)
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She searched for a home, she searched for love. Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship. With men like Jack Cope (Liam Cunningham) and Andre Brink, she found much love, but no home. In his first speech to the South African Parliament, Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addresses her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.
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| New York ObserverRex ReedNeither another bland biopic about a self-destructive artist nor an historical scrapbook about a country in the grip of slavery, Black Butterflies is a dark, moving depiction of the life and death of a brave rebellious, idiosyncratic woman who made significant strides toward changing the world around her and paid a heavy toll for her passion. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenIn its jagged style and tone Black Butterflies is as close to an inside-out view of Jonker's tumultuous life as a movie could go without sinking into chaos. Its hues are continuously changing, and the seaside weather around Cape Town reflects her tempestuous emotional life. |
| VarietyRonnie ScheibThe uncompromising power of Ingrid Jonker's poetry runs like a pulsing vein through Black Butterflies. |
| Time OutKeith UhlichCarice van Houten (Black Book) is superb as the emotionally unstable Jonker - all manically beaming highs and depressively gloomy lows, a tempestuous force of nature in a movie that too often plays it blandly polite. |
| Village VoiceNick SchagerArt, politics, and craziness conspire to form a rather mechanical melodrama in Black Butterflies. |
| Shadow and ActTambay ObensonWhat kept me most engaged were the mostly strong performances from the cast, and the beautiful cinematography. |
| User ReviewScot C5/5 --- i love poetry, and this movie is like a poem. it flowed, it ebbed, it made me cry. stunningly beautiful. brilliantly haunting. tragic soul, unfulfilled love. a film that visualizes what creativity in a person feels like, what it does to a person, what becomes of it and how it came to be such a force that will set you free and destroy you at the same time. a true story about a writer who makes a real difference with her words, from scattered scrawls on a wall to masterpieces utter by nelson mandela, words that set a country free. gorgeous cinematography, wow just stunning imagery that you won't soon forget. a lovely carice van houten as the lead ingrid jonker, with little intricacies on her face that hides what you cannot see inside, a dark past and a hurt and a hopelessness one cannot rid of no matter how hard you try. a dark tale of someone trying to get outside of herself, and how in life - you can be your own worst enemy. "the illusion that life once was beautiful every death confirms anew the lie of life please forget about love." "remember to look in my eyes for the sun that i now cover forever with black butterflies." |
| User ReviewAndrejs PA dark and psychologically twisted movie....The character is very reckless in her relationships and life. The mental health issues tend to help avoid the sentimental clichà (C) that normally follows psychological movies. I did however think this movie would have more of a political aspect, but it didn't.... Worth a watch on a gloomy day.... |
| User ReviewCynthia SNice movie, albeit very slow, and depressing. |
| User ReviewNatalie OBeautifully done. The acting and Cape Town were the stars. |
