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Butterfly

Release Date - Sep 24, 1999  |   Run Time - 96 min.  |   MPAA Rating - R

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Butterfly's Tongue or Butterfly, is a 1999 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda. The film centers on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio, who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.

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Themes

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Atheist, Coming Of Age, Coming Of Age/Teen, Education, Fascism, Friendship, Latin, Spanish Civil War, Teacher

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Filming Location: Allariz, Pontevedra
Narrative Location: Spain
Subject: about anarchism, childhood, education, pedagogy, school, Spanish Civil War, teacher-student relationship
Time Period: 1930s, Spanish Civil War

Alternate Titles

A Lingua das bolboretas

ES

A Língua das Mariposas

BR

Butterfly's Tongue

PH, GB, US

Die Zunge der Schmetterlinge

AT, DE

Hogyan beszélnek a lepkék?

HU

I glossa tis petaloudas

GR

La langue des papillons

FR

La lengua de las mariposas

AR, CA, MX, ES

La lingua delle farfalle

IT

Η γλώσσα της πεταλούδας

GR