Madame Butterfly (1995 film)

1995 French film

Madame Butterfly

Directed by| Frédéric Mitterrand
Written by| Frédéric Mitterrand
Libretto:
Luigi Illica
Giuseppe Giacosa
Based on| Madama Butterfly
by Giacomo Puccini
Luigi Illica
Giuseppe Giacosa
Produced by| Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Pierre-Olivier Bardet
Starring| Ying Huang
Richard Troxell
Cinematography| Philippe Welt
Edited by| Luc Barnier
Music by| Giacomo Puccini

Production
companies

Erato Films
Idéale Audience
France 3 Cinéma
Sony Classical
Canal+
BBC
ZDF
S4C
France Télécom
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée

Distributed by| Les Films du Losange (France)
Blue Dolphin Films (UK)
Sony Pictures Classics (US)

Release dates

* 22 November 1995 (1995-11-22) (France)
* 23 May 1996 (1996-05-23) (U.S.)
* 20 June 1997 (1997-06-20) (UK)

Running time

| 105 minutes
Countries| France
United Kingdom
Germany
Language| Italian

Madame Butterfly is a 1995 musical film written and directed by Frédéric Mitterrand and produced by Daniel Toscan du Plantier and Pierre-Olivier Bardet.[1] It is based on the opera Madama Butterfly with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Soprano Ying Huang, tenor Richard Troxell, mezzo-soprano Ning Liang, and bass-baritone Richard Cowan star in the film, in addition to singing their roles. The score was adapted, arranged, and conducted by James Conlon.

The film was an international co-production, with the involvement of France 3, Canal+, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Sianel Pedwar Cymru, France Telecom, and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

The film was released by Les Films du Losange in France on 22 November 1995 and by Sony Pictures Classics in the United States on 23 May 1996. It received positive reviews,[2][3][4][5] and won the César Award for Best Production Design.[6]

## Plot

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See: Madama Butterfly plot synopsis

## Cast

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Role  | Voice type | Actor

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Cio-Cio-san  | soprano | Ying Huang
Lt. Benjamin F. Pinkerton  | tenor | Richard Troxell
Suzuki  | mezzo-soprano | Ning Liang
Sharpless  | baritone | Richard Cowan
Goro  | tenor  | Jingma Fan
Prince Yamadori  | tenor  | Christopheren Nòmura
Kate Pinkerton  | mezzo-soprano  | Constance Hauman
Uncle Bonze | bass | Yo Kusakabe (dubbed by Edmund-Zelotes Tolliver)
Uncle Yakuside  | bass  | Kamel Touati (dubbed by Richard Tronc)
Cio-Cio's father  | silent  | Yoshi Oida
Cio-Cio's mother  | mezzo-soprano  | Thérèse Nguyen Ba Hau (dubbed by Laurence Monteyrol)
Dolore, Cio-Cio's child  | silent  | Miki-Lou Pinard
The Imperial Commissioner  | bass  | Qing Wu
The Official Registrar  | bass  | Nabil Agoun
The Aunt  | soprano  | Midori Mornet (dubbed by Asaya Otsuka)
The Cousin  | soprano  | Wen-Juan Zhao (dubbed by Catherine Napoli)

## References

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1. ^ "Madame Butterfly (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
2. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Madame Butterfly movie review (1996)". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
3. ^ "Pamina's Opera House » DVD Review: Madame Butterfly (1995, Mitterrand film)". Retrieved 2019-12-04.
4. ^ O'Shea, Stephen (1996-01-08). "Madame Butterfly". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
5. ^ Holden, Stephen (1996-05-03). "Film Review;Love Is Blind as Ever, But the Music Is Nice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
6. ^ Madame Butterfly, retrieved 2019-12-04

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* Madame Butterfly (1915)
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* The Toll of the Sea (1922)
* Madame Butterfly (1932)
* Madame Butterfly (1954)
* M. Butterfly (1993)

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* "Madame Butterfly" (1898 short story)
* Madame Butterfly (1900 play)
* Madame Chrysanthème (1887 novel)

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* M. Butterfly (1988 play)
* Miss Saigon (1989 musical)

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* "Un bel dì, vedremo" (aria)
* Madama Butterfly discography

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* Madame Chrysanthème (1901 opera)
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