In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
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Movie1993·101 min
M. Butterfly
Directed by David Cronenberg
A romance drama film directed by David Cronenberg.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 47%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.6/10
246 ratings
About M. Butterfly
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- forbidden love, betrayal, mid century, espionage, music performance, international, urban, romantic partners, cold war espionage, con artist trickster, femme fatale, hidden identity, slow burn reveal, forbidden star crossed