Butterfly Wings (film)
1991 Spanish film by Juanma Bajo Ulloa
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| Spanish | Alas de mariposa |
| Directed by | Juanma Bajo Ulloa |
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| Edited by | Pablo Blanco |
| Music by | Bingen Mendizábal |
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Running time | 1h 48min |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Butterfly Wings (Spanish: Alas de mariposa) is a 1991 Spanish drama film directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.[1]
Plot
A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl, Ami. A male son is born afterwards but Ami kills the newborn, straining the relationship between mother and daughter.[2]
Cast
- Sílvia Munt as Carmen[3]
- Tito Valverde as Gabriel[4]
- Susana García Díez as Ami[5]
- Laura Vaquero as Ami niña[5]
- Txema Blasco as Alejandro[6]
- Alberto Martín as Gorka[7]
Release
The film screened at the 39th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1991. It was released theatrically on 18 October 1991.[8]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1991 | 39th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Shell | Won | [9] | |
1992 | 6th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Juanma Bajo Ulloa | Won | [10] |
| Best Original Screenplay | Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Eduardo Bajo Ulloa | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Sílvia Munt | Won | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Alas de Mariposa (Butterfly Wings, 1991)". Spanish Film Review Club. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "Alas de mariposa". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ^ Recio Gil, David (2004). "Alas mariposa, de Juanma Bajo Ulloa" (PDF). Pliegos de la Insula Barataria: Revista de Creación Literaria y de Filología (7): 122. ISSN 1134-0193.
- ^ Recio Gil 2004, p. 122.
- ^ a b "'Secretos del corazón' inaugura mañana un Seminario de Cine Vasco en el Congreso de la Nación Argentina". Euskal Kultura. 10 September 2012.
- ^ Recio Gil 2004, p. 123.
- ^ Recio Gil 2004, p. 124.
- ^ Recio Gil 2004, p. 121.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (29 September 1991). "El filme español 'Alas de mariposa', del debutante Juanma Bajo Ulloa, gana la Concha de Oro". El País.
- ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 274, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
External links
- Butterfly Wings at IMDb
- Butterfly Wings at Rotten Tomatoes
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- Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1960)
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- Mafioso (1963)
- America America (1964)
- Golden Queen / Mirage (1965)
- I Was Happy Here (1966)
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- The Rain People (1969)
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