MoviesPrix

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Butterfly
Butterfly

Butterfly

Stop and taste the world.

Genres

Drama

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.

Others

Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$7738129

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

7.403/10

Release Date

24 September 1999

Country

Spain

Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Don Gregorio

Manuel Lozano

Manuel Lozano

Moncho

Uxía Blanco

Uxía Blanco

Rosa

Gonzalo Uriarte

Gonzalo Uriarte

Ramón

Alexis de los Santos

Alexis de los Santos

Andrés

Jesús Castejón

Jesús Castejón

Don Avelino

Guillermo Toledo

Guillermo Toledo

O'lis

Elena Bagutta

Elena Bagutta

Carmiña

Tamar Novas

Tamar Novas

Roque

Lara López

Lara López

Aurora

Tatán

Tatán

Roque Padre

Roberto Vidal Bolaño

Roberto Vidal Bolaño

Boal

Celso Parada

Celso Parada

Macias

Celso Bugallo

Celso Bugallo

Cura

Antonio Lagares

Antonio Lagares

Alcalde

Alberto Castro

Alberto Castro

Jose Maria

Milagros Jiménez

Milagros Jiménez

Nena

Diego Vidal

Diego Vidal

Romualdo

Xosé Manuel Olveira

Xosé Manuel Olveira

Accordeon

Manuel Piñeiro

Manuel Piñeiro

Trumpet

Alfonso Cid

Alfonso Cid

Sax player

Manuel Seara

Manuel Seara

Sax player

José Ramón Vieira

José Ramón Vieira

String nass

Antonio Pérez

Antonio Pérez

Singer

Eduardo Gómez

Eduardo Gómez

Hombre pajarito sabio

Eva Fernández

Eva Fernández

Vecina

Fely Manzano

Fely Manzano

Vecina

Similar Movies

10.0

Sharpie

April 2023 •English

A shoe. A sharpie. A house party. A high school crush.

6.6

The Mudge Boy

January 2003 •English

Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother's sudden death.

4.1

Taking the Plunge 2

June 2009 •French

Gaby and Fred are preparing for the world swimming championships which will be held in Quebec City this year. Their love will be put to the test when a former love of Gaby's turns up at the championships. Gaby finds herself at a crucial point of her life where she has to choose whether to continue competing or follow another dream that she's cherished forever, but which seems impossible to everyone else—her dream to become an astronaut.

7.1

Wild Reeds

June 1994 •French

As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.

6.0

Things to Do

June 2006 •English

Office worker, Adam, quits work to return to his childhood home and settles into the comforts of his parent's backyard. A chance meeting with a friend from his past leads to them making a "Things to Do" list so they can fulfill some of their childhood dreams.

6.2

Land of Plenty

September 2004 •English

After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.

7.6

Jules and Jim

January 1962 •French

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.

7.4

The Motorcycle Diaries

February 2004 •Spanish

Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.

6.6

2 or 3 Things I Know About Him

April 2005 •German

What would your family reminiscences about dad sound like if he had been an early supporter of Hitler’s, a leader of the notorious SA and the Third Reich’s minister in charge of Slovakia, including its Final Solution? Executed as a war criminal in 1947, Hanns Ludin left behind a grieving widow and six young children, the youngest of whom became a filmmaker. It's a fascinating, maddening, sometimes even humorous look at what the director calls "a typical German story." (Film Forum)

7.2

Small Change

March 1976 •French

Various experiences of childhood are seen in several sequences that take place in the small town of Thiers, France. Vignettes include a boy's awakening interest in girls, couples double-dating at the movies, brothers giving their friend a haircut, a boy dealing with an abusive home life, a baby and a cat sitting by an open window, a child telling a dirty joke, and a boy who develops a crush on his friend's mother.

7.6

Gigantic

September 1999 •German

The Hamburg friends Walter, Ricco and Floyd take each day as it comes between the estates of tower blocks and fast food restaurants. All three are in their early twenties and are dreaming of another life when Floyd suddenly takes a job on a freighter going to Singapore.

10.0

SEAMUS. Now, Then and Before

January 2024 •English

An intertwining story of coincidence and closure. Now, then and before the "death" of his YouTube partner and best friend, Seamus tries to come to terms with his new predicament and create a final video for the channel, a sendoff to the last five years of friendship.

7.4

Y Tu Mamá También

June 2001 •Spanish

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

8.0

Mirror

March 1975 •Russian

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

7.3

25th Hour

December 2002 •English

In New York City in the days following the events of 9/11, Monty Brogan is a convicted drug dealer about to start a seven-year prison sentence, and his final hours of freedom are devoted to hanging out with his closest buddies and trying to prepare his girlfriend for his extended absence.

7.3

The Devil's Backbone

April 2001 •Spanish

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.

6.8

Anna and the King

December 1999 •English

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.

7.1

The Virgin Suicides

April 2000 •English

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

6.7

Games of Love and Chance

November 2003 •French

A group of teenagers living in a housing project in the outskirts of Paris rehearse a scene from Marivaux's play of the same name. Krimo is determined not to take part, but after developing feelings for Lydia, he quickly assumes the main role and love interest in the play.

0.0

Trashy

Invalid date •English

When fourteen-year-old Naomi reunites with her estranged cousin, innocent curiosities lead to a night of drinking, debauchery, and betrayal in the shadows of a small Ohio factory town.