M. Butterfly
Taste attributes: dramaromanceespionagehistoricaltried & testedwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeAn emotional, serious romantic drama: familiar and wide-ranging. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.6 /10
TMDB · 131 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- David Cronenberg
Cast
- Jeremy Irons
- John Lone
- Barbara Sukowa
- Ian Richardson
- Annabel Leventon
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Geffen Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
