Madame Butterfly is a 1995 musical film written and directed by Frédéric Mitterrand and produced by Daniel Toscan du Plantier and Pierre-Olivier Bardet. It is based on the opera Madama Butterfly with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Soprano Ying Huang, tenor Richard Troxell, mezzo-soprano Ning Liang, and bass-baritone Richard Cowan star in the film, in addition to singing their roles. The score was adapted, arranged, and conducted by James Conlon.

The film was an international co-production, with the involvement of France 3, Canal+, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Sianel Pedwar Cymru, France Telecom, and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

Madame Butterfly (1995 film)

The film was released by Les Films du Losange in France on 22 November 1995 and by Sony Pictures Classics in the United States on 23 May 1996. It received positive reviews, and won the César Award for Best Production Design.

Madame Butterfly (1995 film)

Plot

See: Madama Butterfly plot synopsis

Cast

References

1995 films

1990s musical films

French musical films

British musical films

German musical films

Films based on operas by Giacomo Puccini

Films set in Japan

Films set in Nagasaki

Films set in 1904

Films set in 1907

Opera films

1990s British films

1990s French films

1990s German films

Madame Butterfly (1995 film)