Butterfly's Tongue (1999)
- Original title
- La lengua de las mariposas
- Directed by
- José Luis Cuerda
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 246 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.
How it feels
A young boy named Moncho starts school in a small Galician town in 1936. He grows close to his elderly teacher, who opens his eyes to nature and poetry. Their peaceful life is disrupted by the rising political tensions that lead to the Spanish Civil War.
coming-of-agetenderbittersweetslow-pacednostalgicpoignantgentlemelancholic
What happens
Butterfly's Tongue or Butterfly (Spanish: La lengua de las mariposas [la ˈleŋɡwa ðe las maɾiˈposas]; may be more literally translated as "The Tongue of the Butterflies"), is a 1999 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda. The film centers on Moncho (Manuel Lozano) and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio (Fernando Fernán Gómez), who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War occasionally interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life. The film is adapted from three short stories from the 1996 book Que me queres, amor? by Galician author Manuel Rivas. The short stories are "A lingua das bolboretas", "Un saxo na néboa" and "Carmiña". The film received critical acclaim. It was nominated for the 2000 Goya Award for Best Picture and won the Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Butterfly's Tongue has a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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