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Butterfly

Butterfly

Butterfly

Butterfly

Stop and taste the world.

1999•1h 36m•

★7.3(247 ratings)

Drama

Overview

The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio 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 periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.

Director

José Luis Cuerda

Writers

Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda

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Main Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Don Gregorio

Manuel Lozano

Manuel Lozano

Moncho

Uxía Blanco

Uxía Blanco

Rosa

Gonzalo Uriarte

Gonzalo Uriarte

Ramón

Alexis de los Santos

Alexis de los Santos

Andrés

Jesús Castejón

Jesús Castejón

Don Avelino

Guillermo Toledo

Guillermo Toledo

O'lis

Elena Bagutta

Elena Bagutta

Carmiña

Tamar Novas

Tamar Novas

Roque

Lara López

Lara López

Aurora

Tatán

Tatán

Roque Padre

Roberto Vidal Bolaño

Roberto Vidal Bolaño

Boal

Full Crew

Direction

Director: José Luis Cuerda
Script Supervisor: Carmen Soriano
Assistant Director: Mateo Gil
Assistant Director: Pedro Loro
Assistant Director: José Ramón Otegui
Assistant Director: Walter Prieto

Writing

Screenplay: Rafael Azcona
Screenplay: José Luis Cuerda
Novel: Manuel Rivas

Production

Executive Producer: Fernando Bovaira
Executive Producer: José Luis Cuerda
Associate Producer: Jose Maria Iresteiro
Producer's Assistant: Ana Míguez
Line Producer: Emiliano Otegui

Music & Sound

Music: Alejandro Amenábar
Sound Designer: Ricardo Steinberg

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Javier Salmones

Editing

Editor: Ignacio Cayetano Rodríguez
Editor: Nacho Ruiz Capillas

Art Direction

Production Design: Josep Rosell i Palau
Set Decoration: Balter Gallart

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Sonia Grande
Makeup Designer: Ana López-Puigcerver
Hairstylist: Teresa Rabal

Keywords

friendshipfascismspanish civil war (1936-39)galicia, spainatheistcoming of ageteacherbutterfly1930s

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Stop and taste the world."

#2

The original title is "La lengua de las mariposas" (ES).

#3

With a budget of $3.0M, the film grossed $7.7M — a profit of $4.7M (158% ROI).

#4

The runtime is 96 minutes (1h 36m).

#5

The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Spanish, Galician, Latin.

#6

The film was directed by José Luis Cuerda.

#7

The screenplay was written by Rafael Azcona and José Luis Cuerda.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Javier Salmones.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0188030.

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Rating

7.3/10

Good

247 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

La lengua de las mariposas

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

Español, Galego, Latin

Country of Origin:

Spain

Budget:

$3,000,000

Revenue:

$7,738,129

Production Companies:

TVG

TVG

Canal+ España

Canal+ España

Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L.

TVE

TVE

Grupo Voz

Sogetel

Sogetel