John Lone did such a magnificent performance playing Song Liling. He is so beautiful and portrayed so well being a woman in the movie. I was so struck with every of the scene he played in this movie. This movie is just so underrated😭
The most underrated film of all time. The critical response at the time was unenthusiastic and mean at worst. To me it was one of the most beautiful aesthetically satisfying experiences in cinema from the opening credits underscored by Howard Shore ´s music to the tragic finale.
Totally agree it was one of the most beautiful movies I watch, the story was heartbreaking and beautiful. And I love Jeremy Irons so it was definitely a pleasure.✨🥰💗💗💗💗
La 1era vez q la vi,era chica 14 maso y no la entendí, xo me gustaba como salían maquillados y la música. Ahora,de casualidad la volví a ver,dsps de muchísimo tiempo y además de gustarme lo mismo, la entendí y me estremeció la historia. Es maravillosa esta película,y ambos actores, extraordinarios❤ Mi mamá, adora a J,Irons. Xo hoy
I wasn't paying attention to the opening credits and just enjoyed the film as it was only to realise later in the film and ask why the lady looks so much like John Loan.Love that surprise instead of beginning the film knowing who's who.
My experience with the song, in 1979 a disco song about Madame Butterfly. So in Chinatown there was a theater for M. Butterfly the film. I still didn't know the Opera untill I was about 19 it became my favorite Opera because of CoCo San. I love how she sings about love and waits for the Robins of spring to return.
As an audience I was almost deceived, I was confused whether Song Liling was portrayed by an actress that possessed male features or by an exotically beautiful male actor. J Irons and J Lone’s chemistry on screen was second to none. I love the cinematography too, adding to the nostalgia only movies in the 90s could bring about.
This is based in true story. It was a masterpiece but critics do not appreciate the film itself maybe there is touch of homosexuality in the film where gay films at that year when it shown were not click into mainstream. The gay films are truly embraced when Broke Mountain was shown and lately Call Me By Your Name. If it will be shown today, I believe it clicks and a box office hit. The audiences are ready now to see movie like this than it was decade ago.
Im pretty sure that Bernard knew he was a man....but assuming your homosexuality in 80' was something unusual and scandalous .... Im sayn that because, after all, he married with another man...
amzing scenario the best movie of all the times my real conclusion top on box offices of the beauty of characters very fascinited john play the idol of the movie and jeremy iron too a pieces a masters of the movie i am always seduce to this incredibly story of love finally the love earn many points of reflexions about the scenario nr one ,congratulations for this amzing moment through the world 30 YEARS AGO IS ALWAYS A SUCCESSFULL FOR TO BE A btful story of complicities ;i give 11 /10 such is my conclusion.
Cronenberg's idea of casting a Song Liling who is very obviously male is interesting. But maybe the execution could have been better if the other actors, except Irons, had been consistently directed to treat and look at Song Liling as a man in drag. Then the emphasis on Gallimard's self-delusion would be very clear.
i think that's what makes the movie work and really stick in your head long after its finished- the self destructive scenes of indulgence hardly feel like it
I must be frank, I'm also really surprised that this play picked up his interest. To me it's his best film. And hardly his: he stepped out of his skin here and onto the foreign soil. I'm amazed he didn't slip on it and fall into the gutter. However I do believe that someone else could have made a better film out of this story - finer, subtler, more intelligent, more poignant. I vote a remake.
No, he said publicly that he had had a crush on an actress( I forgot her name) but scared to confess to her. The actress later married to someone else and he's still single till this day.
"...it's about a cultural group that's quite unique and small". Nice. Have you ever heard of China? The country China emerged as one of the world's first civilizations (that is when USA were not even in anybody's dreams (or nightmares)). It is the world's third largest country, and the world's most populous country. There you go, "small cultural group".
First of all, he is talking about the Peking opera culture which I don't know much about, but it is likely very small in modern china. Second, viewing chinese culture as being the most rooted by nature of it being related to anchient china is entirely ignorant of what post communism china is like. During communist power many cultural and religious sites were demolished or converted to shrines to Mao because the party was strictly non-theist. Now the government is not nearly as strict but religion is still heavily restricted. The oldest living generation of China are products of an era of famine and social deteriation. Most westerners associate kung-fu, pandas and confucious with Chinese culture but actual Chinese culture relates to that sort of image superficially and that has been the case for at least a century.
Moron - he's referring to the Peking Opera in which men play the roles of women. But I guess you only hear what you want to hear. Typical imbecile response!
@@BenTacoCatBen The point relates more to speaking about other people and their culture with respect. Not that difficult ... for anyone willing to recognize the validity of other people and their culture!
![[M Butterfly] [Jeremy Irons x John Lone]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/bxxiP7-hnH8/mqdefault.jpg)
John Lone did such a magnificent performance playing Song Liling. He is so beautiful and portrayed so well being a woman in the movie. I was so struck with every of the scene he played in this movie. This movie is just so underrated😭
The most underrated film of all time. The critical response at the time was unenthusiastic and mean at worst. To me it was one of the most beautiful aesthetically satisfying experiences in cinema from the opening credits underscored by Howard Shore ´s music to the tragic finale.
Totally agree it was one of the most beautiful movies I watch, the story was heartbreaking and beautiful. And I love Jeremy Irons so it was definitely a pleasure.✨🥰💗💗💗💗
Idem ❤
La 1era vez q la vi,era chica 14 maso y no la entendí, xo me gustaba como salían maquillados y la música.
Ahora,de casualidad la volví a ver,dsps de muchísimo tiempo y además de gustarme lo mismo, la entendí y me estremeció la historia. Es maravillosa esta película,y ambos actores, extraordinarios❤
Mi mamá, adora a J,Irons.
Xo hoy
Redelpe, q interesante tu reseña.
No sabia q está basada en un hecho real.
Eactuaciones extraordinarias.
Saludos 🇦🇷
One of the most magical films ever made. Howard Shore`s score so beautifully sets the tone and mood for the unique story to unfold.
Great movie! this is a story of self deception, on how Rene lived in his fantasy. John Lone and Jeremy Irons are wonderful as usual.
John Lone is such a pretty male！
sooo underrated! what a beautiful film. john lone is the best. and he's extremely sexy even as a woman 😂❤
Admit! Couldn't agree with you more. John Lone was so mesmerizing as Song Liling and it's hard to remember him as John Lone in there.
OMG, incredibly talented well done movie !👍👍👍
I wasn't paying attention to the opening credits and just enjoyed the film as it was only to realise later in the film and ask why the lady looks so much like John Loan.Love that surprise instead of beginning the film knowing who's who.
I saw the play in Broadway, many years ago. John Lithgow played the character. He was wonderful!!!!
I always wanted to see M Butterfly.. Good Morning XXX
My experience with the song, in 1979 a disco song about Madame Butterfly. So in Chinatown there was a theater for M. Butterfly the film. I still didn't know the Opera untill I was about 19 it became my favorite Opera because of CoCo San. I love how she sings about love and waits for the Robins of spring to return.
As an audience I was almost deceived, I was confused whether Song Liling was portrayed by an actress that possessed male features or by an exotically beautiful male actor. J Irons and J Lone’s chemistry on screen was second to none. I love the cinematography too, adding to the nostalgia only movies in the 90s could bring about.
thank you. very nice movie
This is based in true story. It was a masterpiece but critics do not appreciate the film itself maybe there is touch of homosexuality in the film where gay films at that year when it shown were not click into mainstream. The gay films are truly embraced when Broke Mountain was shown and lately Call Me By Your Name. If it will be shown today, I believe it clicks and a box office hit. The audiences are ready now to see movie like this than it was decade ago.
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great video bro
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Im pretty sure that Bernard knew he was a man....but assuming your homosexuality in 80' was something unusual and scandalous .... Im sayn that because, after all, he married with another man...
Expose more facts in China then than Chinese movies
amzing scenario the best movie of all the times my real conclusion top on box offices of the beauty of characters very fascinited john play the idol of the movie and jeremy iron too a pieces a masters of the movie i am always seduce to this incredibly story of love finally the love earn many points of reflexions about the scenario nr one ,congratulations for this amzing moment through the world 30 YEARS AGO IS ALWAYS A SUCCESSFULL FOR TO BE A btful story of complicities ;i give 11 /10 such is my conclusion.
Great video !!! Was it in the dvd ?
Yes
@@TheFlaxtonboy thanks for sharing !
Some say west is west , east are east , maybe right or in that era .
The film was shocking, beautiful, sad at the same time. Awesome. Only Jeremy Irons could have played the part and Jon Lone (spelling?) was perfect.
I don’t think men realize how easy such a deception would be.
Это выдуманная история?
Based on real Story
Cronenberg's idea of casting a Song Liling who is very obviously male is interesting. But maybe the execution could have been better if the other actors, except Irons, had been consistently directed to treat and look at Song Liling as a man in drag. Then the emphasis on Gallimard's self-delusion would be very clear.
i think that's what makes the movie work and really stick in your head long after its finished- the self destructive scenes of indulgence hardly feel like it
I don't believe the french dude for not knowing...
Thats the point
影片部分美化了卑鄙的人 !
French dude was a gay I think 🤔
I must be frank, I'm also really surprised that this play picked up his interest. To me it's his best film. And hardly his: he stepped out of his skin here and onto the foreign soil. I'm amazed he didn't slip on it and fall into the gutter. However I do believe that someone else could have made a better film out of this story - finer, subtler, more intelligent, more poignant. I vote a remake.
John Lone is gay as well
Is that true, because I couldn't find that, but I mean if he is that's just who he is.
No, he said publicly that he had had a crush on an actress( I forgot her name) but scared to confess to her. The actress later married to someone else and he's still single till this day.
@@nghingo3938 Ok.
@@lingeringquestions519 He was also once married, to a woman, of course.
@@marukchozt6744 Some gay men get married to women to hide. However, it looks like he's straight.
"...it's about a cultural group that's quite unique and small". Nice. Have you ever heard of China? The country China emerged as one of the world's first civilizations (that is when USA were not even in anybody's dreams (or nightmares)). It is the world's third largest country, and the world's most populous country. There you go, "small cultural group".
First of all, he is talking about the Peking opera culture which I don't know much about, but it is likely very small in modern china.
Second, viewing chinese culture as being the most rooted by nature of it being related to anchient china is entirely ignorant of what post communism china is like.
During communist power many cultural and religious sites were demolished or converted to shrines to Mao because the party was strictly non-theist. Now the government is not nearly as strict but religion is still heavily restricted. The oldest living generation of China are products of an era of famine and social deteriation. Most westerners associate kung-fu, pandas and confucious with Chinese culture but actual Chinese culture relates to that sort of image superficially and that has been the case for at least a century.
Moron - he's referring to the Peking Opera in which men play the roles of women. But I guess you only hear what you want to hear. Typical imbecile response!
@@BenTacoCatBen The point relates more to speaking about other people and their culture with respect. Not that difficult ... for anyone willing to recognize the validity of other people and their culture!
Peking opera culture was very small
@@Skylightatdusk "unique and small" is hardly disrespectful.