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Madame Butterfly is the heartwrenching story of a beautiful young geisha who sacrifices her family, her religion and, ultimately, her life for her American husband. Butterfly is the young bride of Lieutenant Pinkerton, who buys Butterflys love while stationed in Japan and with no intention of ever taking her home to America. Martin Scorsese presents this award-winning film based on the popular opera. 133 minutes. Cast:
Ying Huang: Cio-Cio-San
Richard Troxell: Pinkerton
Ning Liang: Suzuki
Richard Cowan: Sharpless
Jing Ma Fan: Goro
Christopheren Nmura: Prince Yamadori
Constance Hauman: Kate Pinkerton
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Like the finest of film scores with its fluid beauty and succession of intensely romantic tunes, Puccinis opera Madame Butterfly has a surprisingly cinematic feel. In 1995 director Frederic Mitterand exploited this quality of the story, exposing a young womans disillusionment against a backdrop of cultural chasms. Shot on location, with Tunisia doubling convincingly as a turn-of-the-century Nagasaki, this Butterfly shines with fragile beauty. The house becomes a brilliantly used set, at once airy and full of the scent of flowers and at the same time a cage for the trapped woman. Archive footage of bygone Nagasaki is used skillfully to underline the distance between the 15-year-old bride and Pinkerton.
Purists may prefer a more traditionally robust, stage-bound Butterfly, but youd be hard-pressed to find a more visually heartbreaking interpretation. Chinese soprano Ying Huang doesnt rock the rafters with her vocal power hers is a tender, delicately observed performance. Tenor Richard Troxells self-seeking Pinkerton is well sung. Overall, this is a haunting cinematic treatment of an enduringly popular opera. --Piers Ford
Rate Points :4.5
Binding :DVD
Label :Sony Pictures
Manufacturer :Sony Pictures
MPN :5670
ProductGroup :DVD
Studio :Sony Pictures
Publisher :Sony Pictures
UPC :043396056701
EAN :9780767857758
Price :$19.94USD
Lowest Price :$12.27USD
Customer ReviewsButterfly, The Movie
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
Ive seen Butterfly at San Francisco, Lyric Opera of Chicago and at numerous other venues, so its an opera whose nuances I think I know pretty well. I cannot imagine any performance that Ive ever seen of any opera that didnt have something I wished had been done differently, but picking apart this presentation really is difficult. OK, the floating relatives were a little too Hollywood, but the close-ups, setting, costumes, acting and, yes, singing were truly sublime. I have several other performances on both CD and DVD, but in all fairness, none of them take you as deeply into the love affair between Butterfly & Pinkerton as this one does. Really, the only thing Ive seen lately that approaches the intimacy of such a performance is the Met broadcasts live in theatres. If you only buy one Butterfly DVD, make it this one. In fact, Id almost say if youve never been to an opera before, start here. Its really that good.
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
Huang and Troxells Madame Butterfly is an unusually successful film adapatation of Puccinis beloved opera. While the film was created with great sensitivity to the musical needs of the work, the attention to detail in every aspect of the actual filming is amazing. Everything is done so well, and comes together is such a way as to create an absolutely visually stunning film. I also recommend watching the interviews at the end--they are very informative without being dull. I truly believe, if you cannot make it to the opera house for a live experience of Madame Butterfly, watching this film is actually an acceptable alternative.
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Rating Point :1 Helpful Point :1
Big American buffoon plucks exotic Japanese butterfly from all she knows and abandons her only to return and steal her child. When I first watched this, years ago, I cried and cried. Now I am grown up. The tragedy is that this is still business as usual for imperialist america and capitalism (and britain, france, israel)- we want you/yours, we take you, we use you up, we abandon you and we blame your tragic end on you.
Beautiful music.
Beautiful story, great film !
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
Beautiful story. The performance is excellent. Dont miss this classic dramatic opera presented as a film. Bravo !!
Madame Butterfly
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
I actually bought this for my Mothers 77th birthday (at her request). She says she LOVES it!! I know that shed rate it five stars. Im happy that shes happy.
Thank you.
Amazon.comOpera is an inherently theatrical medium that does not lend itself readily to the realism of film treatment. The shining exception is Puccinis Tosca, an action-packed melodrama that unfolds in three taut and gripping acts like the meatiest 
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