Madama Butterfly

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Madama Butterfly (2004)

Directed by George Blume, Franco Zeffirelli

Music · 2h 22m

Japan, early twentieth century. U.S. Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton inspects the house he has leased from a marriage broker. The broker, Goro, has procured him three servants and a geisha wife, Cio-Cio-San, known as Madama Butterfly. He is enchanted with the fragile Cio-Cio-San. Cio-Cio-San is heard in the distance joyously singing of her wedding. In a quiet moment, Cio-Cio-San shows her bridegroom her few earthly treasures and tells him of her intention to embrace his Christian faith. The Imperial Commissioner performs the wedding ceremony, and the guests toast the couple. The celebration is interrupted by Cio-Cio-San's uncle, a Buddhist priest, who bursts in, cursing the girl for having renounced her ancestors' religion. Alone with Cio-Cio-San in the moonlit garden, her husband dries her tears, and she joins him in singing of their love.

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Cast

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Mina Blum Kate Pinkerton
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Carlo Bosi Goro, a matchmaker Fiorenza Cedolins Cio-Cio-san (Madama Butterfly)
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Francesco Franci Suzuki, her maid Marcello Giordani B. F. Pinkerton, Lieutenant in the United States Navy Juan Pons Sharpless, United States consul at Nagasaki
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Carlo Striuli The Bonze, Cio-Cio-san's uncle
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Alessandro Battiato Prince Yamadori
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Angelo Nardinocchi The Imperial Commissioner
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Giovanni Scordino The Official Registrar
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Veronica Simeoni Cio-Cio-san's mother
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Maria Letizia Grosselli The cousin

Crew

Director
George Blume, Franco Zeffirelli

Details

Release date
2004-07-10
Runtime
2h 22m
Genres
Music
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Austria
Production
Arthaus Musik