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M. Butterfly (1993)

★ 6.6 · 240 ratings on TMDB

Passion. Power. Revenge. In All Their Majesty.

M. Butterfly poster★ 6.6

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

DirectorDavid Cronenberg
CastAnnabel Leventon, Barbara Sukowa, Damir Andrei, David Hemblen, Ian Richardson, Jeremy Irons
GenresDrama, History, Romance
The emergence reading

M. Butterfly keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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