The secret of the blue butterfly
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The secret of the blue butterfly |
| Original title | The Blue Butterfly |
| Country of production | Canada , UK |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | Cinema: 97 minutes DVD: 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Léa pool |
| script | Pete McCormack |
| production |
Claude Bonin Michael Haggiag Francine Allaire Arnie Gelbart |
| music | Stephen Endelman |
| camera | Pierre Mignot |
| cut | Michel Arcand |
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The Blue Butterfly (original title: The Blue Butterfly ) is an Adventure - Drama from 2004 by director Léa Pool . The main roles are played by William Hurt , Pascale Bussières and the then fourteen-year-old Marc Donato .
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Ten-year-old Pete Carlton from Montreal has developed a malignant brain tumor and the doctors are only giving him a few months to live. Since his sense of balance is disturbed due to the tumor , he has to sit in a wheelchair and his hair has fallen out after chemotherapy .
His worried Mother Teresa wants to fulfill his last dream, namely to look for a blue morpho butterfly with the entomologist Alan Osborne in the tropical rainforest and to catch it. The noble butterfly is said to have magical powers. Pete writes letters to Osborne and speaks several times on his answering machine. At a public event at the Insectarium de Montréal , Pete's mother urged Osborne, but Osborne made it clear that he could not help them because the high season for butterflies was already over and he also had concerns about taking a child in a wheelchair into the jungle. After Pete tried on his own to make the trip alone at the airport with a fake ID, Osborne finally agreed.
He shows the interested Pete the nature and the living beings of the South American jungle. The mother is less enthusiastic about the insects, but Osborne and the boy become friends. Pete lost his father at an early age and is looking for a replacement, and Osborne has a remorse for leaving his daughter and her mother 17 years ago. After talking to Pete, he decides to re-establish contact with his family as soon as he is back home. After searching in vain, Pete and the researcher discover the beautiful butterfly. But when they are about to catch him, they plunge into a deep hole in the ground. Since Osborne has broken his leg, Pete makes his way back to camp alone to get help. When it gets dark, he hears eerie noises and thinks he is surrounded by mystical shamans. The next morning his mother finds him sleeping in the forest. Thanks to his description, they can find the hole in the ground with Osborne, free him from it and take him to the hospital. In the meantime, a young girl from the village has managed to catch the blue morpho butterfly he is looking for. She gives it to Pete, who is overjoyed about it. Later, when he is about to kill the butterfly in order to hang it on the wall, he changes his mind and lets the butterfly fly to freedom. And surprisingly, Pete's tumor is gone.
background
- The film was inspired by the case of David Marenger, born in Canada in 1981, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of six. In 1988, the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada granted him his wish to catch a blue morpho butterfly, after which he traveled to South America with the entomologist Georges Brossard. Upon his return, the tumor had shrunk and, contrary to the doctors' expectations, he survived the disease.
- The cost of production was estimated at 12.5 million Canadian dollars . The film was shot in Montreal and Costa Rica .
Reviews
“A very soulful film that wants to show the diversity of creation and sensitize people to the miracle of life, which presents its story with such a superficial dramaturgy that, despite all good intentions, it cannot be taken seriously as a children's or problematic film. "
"" The Secret of the Blue Butterfly "tells the story of the miraculous healing in the jungle with soul and richness of images."
“Long shots with insights into the mysterious depths of the jungle alternate with close-up shots of bizarre insects and small animals. It is as if the filmmaker and the cameraman Pierre Mignot, who is working with her for the fifth time, wanted to bring the viewer closer to what the Indian girl Yana (Marianella) and Osborne, who was touchingly concerned about Pete, keep telling the boy that the rainforest is not only holds the blue butterfly, but countless other wonders. "
Awards
- The film was awarded the Schlingel Children's Film Prize by a children's jury .
- In 2005 the film and Marc Donato were nominated for a Young Artist Award .
- In 2005 Pierre Mignot received the Prix Jutra for best camera .
Web links
- Official site for the film (English)
- The Blue Butterfly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The secret of the blue butterfly in the lexicon of international films
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blue butterfly in the daily newspaper of May 3, 2007
- ↑ The sick boy and the magic of the rainforest in Neue Zürcher Zeitung of October 29, 2004