Butterfly Kiss
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Butterfly Kiss |
| Original title | Butterfly Kiss |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Winterbottom |
| script | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| production |
Julie Baines Sarah Daniel |
| music | John Harle |
| camera | Seamus McGarvey |
| cut | Trevor Waite |
| occupation | |
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Butterfly Kiss (alternative title: Killer on the Road ) is a British thriller from 1995 . Directed by Michael Winterbottom , on whose idea Frank Cottrell Boyce wrote the script.
action
Eunice wanders through northern England looking for Judith, whom she says she loves. It turns out that Judith was invented by Eunice. Some women who disappoint Eunice by not being Judith are murdered.
Eunice gets to know Miriam, who takes her to their apartment. The women enter into a love affair. Miriam first helps Eunice to find Judith. She later notices Eunice's cruelty, which terrifies her. Nevertheless, she tries to influence Eunice in a mitigating manner. Instead, she is persuaded to kill herself.
background
The film was shot in England . It was released in German cinemas on July 6, 1995.
Reviews
Edward Guthmann wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle of June 28, 1996 that Amanda Plummer was her strongest portrayal in this film. The script contains numerous psychological details and religious symbols.
The film service wrote that the film was “psychologically weakly motivated” and “just as brutal as it was implausible”. He varies "the 'serial killer' genre by two types of women". In the memory remains "only the outstanding acting skills of the leading actress".
Awards
Michael Winterbottom was nominated in 1995 for the Golden Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival , for the Golden Ear of the Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid Festival and for the European Film Prize. The film was nominated for the Bronze Horse of the Stockholm Film Festival in 1995.
Web links
- Butterfly Kiss in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Butterfly Kiss at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Butterfly Kiss at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filming locations of Butterfly Kiss on imdb.com, accessed September 25, 2008.
- ↑ Butterfly Kiss publication dates on imdb.com, accessed September 25, 2008.
- ^ A film review by Edward Guthmann on sfgate.com, accessed September 25, 2008.
- ↑ Butterfly Kiss. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .