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Butterfly's Tongue [DVD] [2000]

DVD ~ Manuel Lozano

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Actors: Manuel Lozano, Fernando Fern�n G�mez, Ux�a Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte, Alexis de los Santos
Directors: Jos� Luis Cuerda
Writers: Jos� Luis Cuerda, Manuel Rivas, Rafael Azcona
Producers: Jos� Luis Cuerda, Emiliano Otegui, Fernando Bovaira, Jose Maria Iresteiro
Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
Language Spanish
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Metrodome Distribution
DVD Release Date: 20 Nov 2000
Run Time: 93 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00004YN5L
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,529 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Special Features

16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 5
Spanish
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0 Spanish
Dolby Digital 2.0
Cast And Crew Filmographies
Cast And Crew List
Directors Notes
Writers Notes
Interactive Menus
English

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Beautifully filmed and lovingly performed.

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece, 25 Mar 2007

By	Mr. David C. Hughes "Davey H" (Mold, north Wales) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Being the archetypal English monoglot (OK I know a few words of other languages but I'm not too hot) I almost dropped this from my rental list when I read the review that it had no subtitles (I can only assume that reviewer couldn't find them).

How wrong that would have been as this was a mesmerising film. The characters were played by an exceptional cast who brought together every nuance of that time in rural Spain. The relationships between the characters - especially that of Monch and his teacher Don Gregorio - felt as real as if one was watching real life instead of a movie. Dialogue was excellent and I wish I could understand Spanish and read the original stories that the movie is based on.

All in all a first rate film that one would hate to have missed.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Three elegant though provoking stories, but lacking synchronicity., 28 May 2007

By	James Smith (London) - See all my reviews

This movie is based on three short stories from the same book, which are all experienced from the view point of an 8 year old boy, Moncho, but which are otherwise scarcely related. The story of the school teacher is touchingly portrayed, and Moncho is central to this story, but the story of the dog and the story of the wolf woman contain events which Moncho watches rather than participates in, and could perhaps have been better told from a closer viewpoint.

The three stories themselves are simple but twisted, like the best of Don Camillo. The film seems understated, at least when observed through the English subtitles, and the adult characters seem deliberately underdeveloped.

The English subtitles are poor, at times dialog is missing, and at times the translation was literally correct but could have better reflected the empathy of the character.

Overall this is a rewarding and thought provoking movie. Although this lacks the beautiful score of Malena, Butterfly's Tongue should appeal to the same audience.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This film is as beautiful as it is sad, 13 Mar 2003

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Loss of innocence can be the greatest loss of all, it robs you of the most beautiful things in your life, and then all you have are the memories and a ghostly taste of that time that left you so long ago. If you like to recapture a taste this is the movie but remember innocence is impermanent, and this film is as beautiful as it is sad, because we see through the eyes of a boy the loss of innocence of a nation, with all its implications.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting
Superb acting, especially from the young boy protagonist, Moncho. One of the best films I've ever seen. Highly recommended viewing, even if you don't know Spanish.

Published 11 days ago by Mrs. D. N. Rooney

5.0 out of 5 stars A taste of the origins of the Spanish Civil War.
A most memorable and moving story of the developing relationship between a young boy and his aging schoolmaster, against a background of the stirrings of civil unrest in a Spanish... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Davidicus

5.0 out of 5 stars review of Butterly tongues
A beautiful, touching, moving documentation of a young boy's growing relationship both with his teacher and the world around him that knocks the wind out of your sails and leaves... Read more

Published 13 months ago by S. L. Wilkinson

3.0 out of 5 stars No subtitles - beware
I rented this DVD after reading the wonderful reviews and if you understand Spanish they were probably 100%. Read more

Published on 1 Dec 2006 by L. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars The respect of the teacher
The wonderful Fernan Fernan Gomez (maestro) addresses the small child Moncho in the formal tense in Spanish - usted. Read more

Published on 20 Jun 2006 by Madrava

5.0 out of 5 stars knock out
this is a great film, funny,sad,real...an amazing evocation of time and place..the hopes and dreams of a small boy inextricably linked to those of his country...please see it..

Published on 1 Nov 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Butterfly's Tongue
A film that truly touches the senses, captured wonderfully in an earthy Spanish style. Both children and adults, in our family, were absorbed and captivated by the artistry in the... Read more

Published on 11 Aug 2005 by J. Nicholson

5.0 out of 5 stars La lengua de las mariposas
This excellent film is an amalgamation of three short stories by Manuel Rivas, a Galician author, which have been translated to the big screen by Jose Luis Cuerda and Rafael... Read more

Published on 18 Jun 2004 by Ms. K. L. F. Fitton

5.0 out of 5 stars Butterflies are not always free!
"Butterfly's Tongue" is a Spanish film set in 1936, at the prestages of the Spanish Civil War.

Filmed in the standard European method (i.e., very well! Read more

Published on 15 Dec 2002 by Billy J. Hobbs

5.0 out of 5 stars The beauty, magic & poetry of Mother Nature exemplified`
A truly beautiful film. Written and produced with love, passion and conviction. It made me weep, from very early on, with its power, beauty and morals. Read more

Published on 26 Nov 2001

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