The Dream of Butterfly (1939)
"Il sogno di Butterfly" (original title)

Director:

Carmine Gallone

Writers:

Guido Cantini (dialogue), Ernst Marischka

Stars:

Maria Cebotari, Fosco Giachetti, Lucie Englisch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maria Cebotari	...	Madame Butterfly
Fosco Giachetti	...	Harry Peters
Lucie Englisch	...	Anna Ranieri
Germana Paolieri	...	Mary Peterson
Luigi Almirante	...	Riccardo Belli
Renato Cialente
Guglielmo Barnabò
Carlo Lombardi
Miranda Bonansea
Giuseppe Pierozzi
Paolo Stoppa
Rio Nobile
Gino Viotti
Elena Ambrosetti
Carlo Bonansea

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

12 February 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dream of Butterfly

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esperia Film Distributing Co. Inc., Grandi Film Storici

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Powerful, musical melodrama

I saw this powerful melodrama on Quebec television, in French ("Songe de Butterfly"), in the fifties. It tells the story of an opera singer whose life circumstances parallel the plot of the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly" until the fateful night she performs this opera one last time in the title role. It was my introduction to opera. I find it hard to believe this film is from 1939. It felt much more contemporary and modern when I watched it. The director went on to direct many, many grand spectacles, including many filmed operas. This director, although forgotten today, must have been, for obvious reasons, one of Italy's favourite sons and his films must have been extremely popular and influential at the time in the whole of Europe.