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The Dream of Butterfly
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The Dream of Butterfly

1939-01-10 · 100 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · Music · Romance

Italian filmmaker Carmine Gallone was still in his "operetta" mode when he helmed 1938's Il Sogno di Butterfly (Dream of the Butterfly) Maria Cebotari plays opera diva Rosa Belloni, currently starring in a production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. The plot thickens when Rosa's backstage life begins to mirror the travails of the character she is portraying. The climax comes when Harry Peters (Fosco Giachetti), the American father of Rosa's illegitimate child, returns after four years with his new wife in tow, leading inexorably to a doleful ending both on- and offstage. Critics complained about the substandard photography in Il Sogno di Butterfly, but this might have been due to poor laboratory work.

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Directors
Carmine Gallone
Production companies
Esperia Film Distributing Co. Inc., Grandi Film Storici
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Maria CebotariRosi Belloni
Fosco GiachettiFosco GiachettiHarry Peters
Lucie EnglischLucie EnglischAnna Ranieri
Paul KempPaul KempRichard Hell
Germana PaolieriGermana PaolieriMary Peterson
Luigi AlmiranteLuigi AlmiranteRiccardo Belli
Renato CialenteRenato Cialente
Guglielmo BarnabòGuglielmo Barnabò
Carlo LombardiCarlo Lombardi
Miranda Bonansea
Giuseppe PierozziGiuseppe Pierozzi
Paolo StoppaPaolo Stoppa
Rio NobileRio Nobile
Gino ViottiGino Viotti
Elena Ambrosetti
Carlo Bonansea
Liana Del BalzoLiana Del Balzo
Gabriella Duda
Mary Dumont
Angelo FerrariAngelo Ferrari

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