The man the character is based on, Bernard Boursicot, did not succeed in doing so in real life. Their affair lasts for 20 years, and they subsequently marry, with Gallimard all the while apparently unaware, or willfully ignorant, of the fact that in Peking opera Dan roles were traditionally performed by men.ĭifferences with real life events Īt the end of the film, Gallimard kills himself. He becomes infatuated with a Peking opera performer, Song Liling ( John Lone), who spies on him for the government of the People's Republic of China. René Gallimard ( Jeremy Irons) is a French diplomat assigned to Beijing, China in the 1960s. The story is loosely based on true events which involved French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Chinese opera singer Shi Pei Pu. The film stars Jeremy Irons and John Lone, with Ian Richardson, Barbara Sukowa, and Annabel Leventon. The screenplay was written by David Henry Hwang based on his play of the same name. Butterfly is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by David Cronenberg.
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