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M. Butterfly (1993)

Directed by David Cronenberg · Cinematography by Peter Suschitzky

R101 min54 frames

RomanceDrama

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.

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