''Madame Butterfly'' is a 1995
musical film written and directed by
Frédéric Mitterrand
Frédéric Mitterrand (born 21 August 1947) is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture and Communication of France from 2009 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. Throughout his career, he has been an actor, screenwriter, tele ...
and produced by
Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Daniel Toscan du Plantier (7 April 1941 – 11 February 2003) was a French film producer. Educated at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques he became advertising manager for the ''France Soir'' daily newspaper in 1966 and between 1975 and 1985 was d ...
and Pierre-Olivier Bardet. It is based on the opera ''
Madama Butterfly'' with music by
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini ( Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long ...
and
libretto by
Luigi Illica
Luigi Illica (9 May 1857 – 16 December 1919) was an Italian librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini (usually with Giuseppe Giacosa), Pietro Mascagni, Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano, Baron Alberto Franchetti and other important Italian co ...
and
Giuseppe Giacosa
Giuseppe Giacosa (21 October 1847 – 1 September 1906) was an Italian poet, playwright and librettist.
Life
He was born in Colleretto Parella, now Colleretto Giacosa, near Turin. His father was a magistrate. Giuseppe went to the University of ...
. 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
James Conlon (born March 18, 1950) is an American conductor. He is currently the music director of Los Angeles Opera, principal conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, and artistic advisor to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Early ...
.
The film was an international co-production, with the involvement of
France 3
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It is made up of a network of regional television services provi ...
,
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, the
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
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,
Sianel Pedwar Cymru,
France Telecom
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, and
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.
The film was released by
Les Films du Losange
Les films du losange is a film production company founded by Barbet Schroeder and Éric Rohmer in 1962. The company funds and distributes many films from the French nouvelle vague era, directed by Rohmer, Schroeder, Roger Planchon, Jacques Rivett ...
in France on 22 November 1995 and by
Sony Pictures Classics
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in the United States on 23 May 1996. It received positive reviews, and won the
César Award for Best Production Design
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Production Design (french: César des meilleurs décors).
Winners and nominees
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See also
*Academy Award for Best Production Desi ...
.
Plot
See:
''Madama Butterfly'' plot synopsis
Cast
References
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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