The Queen of the Butterflies

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The Queen of the Butterflies (1927)

Directed by Władysław Starewicz

Fantasy, Animation · 26m

A little girl working as a carnival dancer is given a gift of a caterpillar as a joke. She spares the caterpillar's life, and becomes the Queen of the Butterflies. The film combines live-action sequences starring the director's daughter Jeanne (aka Nina Star) with puppet animation. Full of special effects, as with Starevich's previous films he used deceased insects as the protagonists of the film.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Władysław Starewicz

Details

Original title
La Reine des papillons
Release date
1927-01-02
Runtime
26m
Genres
Fantasy, Animation
Original language
FR
Countries
France