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Butterfly (1999)

Butterfly poster

Butterfly (1999)

Overview

The film centres 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.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.9

Overview

The film centres 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.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly critiques the rise of fascism and authoritarianism during the Spanish Civil War, championing intellectual freedom and republican values through the tragic persecution of its progressive characters.

The movie features casting that is consistent with its historical and geographical setting in rural Spain, without explicit re-casting of traditional roles for diversity. The narrative positively portrays traditional male figures and focuses on themes of education and political freedom, rather than critiquing traditional identities or explicitly centering modern DEI themes.

Secondary

The film critiques the institutional church's dogmatism and its role in fostering fear and complicity with oppressive political forces during the Spanish Civil War, leading to tragic outcomes for free-thinking individuals.

The film 'Butterfly' does not feature any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on childhood, education, and the onset of the Spanish Civil War, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.

The film "Butterfly" (La lengua de las mariposas) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on childhood, education, and the political climate in rural Spain before the Civil War, making the portrayal of transsexual identity not applicable to its content.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Butterfly" (La lengua de las mariposas) is an adaptation of short stories by Manuel Rivas. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

The film "Butterfly" (1999) is an adaptation of short stories set in 1930s rural Spain. The characters' races align with the historical and geographical context of the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.6
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.6
Metacritic logo
6.9

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