M. Butterfly

1993 · directed by David Cronenberg

Rating

57/100

Hit

no

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with opera singer Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

M. Butterfly (1993), directed by David Cronenberg, rates 57/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jeremy Irons
• John Lone
• Barbara Sukowa
• Annabel Leventon
• Shizuko Hoshi
• Ian Richardson
• Richard McMillan
• Vernon Dobtcheff
• David Hemblen
• Damir Andrei

Crew

• Peter Suschitzky — Director of Photography
• Ronald Sanders — Editor
• Howard Shore — Original Music Composer
• David Henry Hwang — Screenplay

More from David Cronenberg

1. The Fly (1986) — 84/100 · hit
2. Dead Ringers (1988) — 81/100 · hit
3. Eastern Promises (2007) — 79/100
4. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
5. A History of Violence (2005) — 78/100
6. Videodrome (1983) — 75/100

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