Butterfly

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dave s @RT68722908 Apr 5, 2021 Set in 1930s Spain during a period of political and social unrest, Butterfly is the coming-of-age story of a young boy and his relationship with his elderly school teacher, who teaches him about compassion, the natural world, and the importance of learning. It's a subtle but powerful story, demonstrating how outside influences can alter the course of how lives are lived. Filled with understated performances, gentle humor, great passion, and tremendous sadness, Butterfly is a visually stunning film with a final scene that will cut to the emotional core. See more Sep 9, 2020 Very emotional movie, educational, great cinematography. See more Apr 9, 2020 Loved it. Want to see it again. An amazing but tough story of how dictatorships do terrible things to a society. It needs to be re-released See more Jun 6, 2019 I wonder how someone could tell that is a movie about the Spanish Civil War. That's just horrible, it's cliché and with horrible acting. The movie in overall is owful. I regret each minute I spent watching it. See more Nov 1, 2016 At the dawn of the second millennium, José Luis Cuerda undertakes the adaptation of two short stories from Manuel Rivas' book "¿Qué, me quieres, amor?". Despite a simple production whose sobriety always remains pleasant, the relationship between little Moncho and his old teacher is full of poetry. It is both the awakening of the boy and the wisdom of the teach that marvel us. The secondary characters represent other stories (based on Manuel Rivas' short stories) that gravitate around the main story and contribute some humour to the film as a whole. Nonetheless, José Luis Cuerda copes with the task of representing a historical drama from his country since the movie sends the public to the last years of the Spanish Republic (regime that splits the population), just before the beginning of the Civil War. The historical and political features accentuate the authenticity of the film and provide a realistic environment. In spite of the last harsh minutes, "Butterfly's tongue" is a movie that speaks about hope and whose universal message does not get old. Full review on our blog Los Indiscretos : https://losindiscretos.org/english/butterflys-tongue-1999-jose-luis-cuerda/ See more Jul 26, 2013 Quite a magical story, on how childhood can be but can loose itself by the battles of war and politics. Its quite sad when certain things like that happens and a child doesn't know any better but to follow through. If all teachers were like that, life would be a better place by mentors who enjoy teaching the beauty of life. See more Read all reviews

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