Underplayed Gems

Madame Butterfly (1954)

Madame Butterfly poster
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
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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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