Butterfly
Released: 1999
Drama
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.
Starring: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manuel Lozano, Uxía Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte, Alexis de los Santos, Jesús Castejón, Guillermo Toledo, Elena Bagutta
Directed by: José Luis Cuerda
Written by: José Luis Cuerda, Rafael Azcona, Manuel Rivas
Language: Latin, Spanish
Scenes
After being taunted by the teacher on his first day of school, a boy wets his pants in front of the class. He runs out of the room in shame.
Alternate Titles
Butterfly's tongue
Fjärilens tunga
Butterfly's Tongue
Jezyk motyli
Liblikate keel
A Lingua das bolboretas (Gallegan)
Fjärilens språk (Swedish)
Perhosen kieli
I glossa tis petaloudas (DVD title)
Hogyan beszélnek a lepkék?
Lashon Ha-Parpar (Hebrew)
Lectia despre fluture
La langue des papillons
Die Zunge der Schmetterlinge
Die Zunge der Schmetterlinge
Butterfly