Butterfly

"Stop and taste the world."

1999 1h 36m ES

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7.3

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96%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.6

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 251🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●69Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 10,002

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Stop and taste the world.”

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Cast

Fernando Fernán Gómez
Don Gregorio
Manuel Lozano
Moncho
Uxía Blanco
Rosa
Gonzalo Uriarte
Ramón
Alexis de los Santos
Andrés
Jesús Castejón
Don Avelino
Guillermo Toledo
O'lis
Elena Bagutta
Carmiña

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: José Luis Cuerda
Writers: Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda
Languages: Spanish, Galician, Latin
Countries: Spain

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, Galician, Latin.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by José Luis Cuerda, shot by Javier Salmones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ignacio Cayetano Rodríguez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Fernando Fernán Gómez and Manuel Lozano and Uxía Blanco carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Stop and taste the world.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188030 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

José Luis Cuerda directs. Javier Salmones behind the camera. Ignacio Cayetano Rodríguez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish, Galician, Latin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, Galician, Latin.
4Directed by José Luis Cuerda, shot by Javier Salmones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ignacio Cayetano Rodríguez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Fernando Fernán Gómez and Manuel Lozano and Uxía Blanco carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Stop and taste the world.".
8IMDB entry: tt0188030 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "friendship", "fascism", "spanish civil war (1936-39)", "galicia, spain".
10Released under 16 different titles around the world.