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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about M. Butterfly.
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesCronenberg no longer needs slimy parasites or exploding heads; the human heart's ability to fool itself is frightening and bizarre enough. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Geoff PevereM. Butterfly does not take hold the way the stage play did. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenThe problem is not simply that Lone's drag wouldn't fool a baby. In the magnified intimacy of the camera's eye, it's clear Hwang doesn't really know who these unlikely lovers are. Metaphors can't carry a movie-flesh and blood is what's required. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyOne of Cronenberg's most problematic and most disappointing films, largely due to the source material. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThere's a lot to chew on in this incredible love story turned into a grisly horror story. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksCronenberg and Hwang seem to have conspired to dull the material at every turn. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonM. Butterfly as idiosyncratic as Mr. Cronenberg's work always is, is sometimes too flat and ambiguous for its own good. |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisA rare mis-step for director Cronenberg, neutering a challenging play with a bizarrely conservative filming approach. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovDespite the sheer gorgeousness, it ends up feeling false and, towards the end, rushed. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe movie, however, seems to make the wrong decision at almost every opportunity, trying for the kind of melodramatic tragedy that only works in opera. |
