Madame Butterfly (1954)

Original title

Madama Butterfly

Directed by

Carmine Gallone

Genre

musical film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Japanese woman marries an American naval officer who then abandons her. She waits faithfully for his return, raising their son alone.

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What happens

Madame Butterfly (Italian: Madama Butterfly) is a 1954 musical film directed by Carmine Gallone, based on the 1904 opera Madama Butterfly with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It stars Kaoru Yachigusa, Nicola Filacuridi, and Michiko Tanaka, with their singing voices dubbed by professional opera singers. The film was an international co-production between Italian producer Angelo Rizzoli and Japanese studio Toho. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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