Madame Butterfly (1995 film)

Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
	Film poster
Directed by	Frédéric Mitterrand
Written by	Frédéric Mitterrand; Libretto:; Luigi Illica; Giuseppe Giacosa
Based on	Madama Butterfly; (1904 opera); by Giacomo Puccini; Luigi Illica; Giuseppe Giacosa
Produced by	Daniel Toscan du Plantier; Pierre-Olivier Bardet
Starring	Huang Ying; Richard Troxell; Ning Liang; Richard Cowan; Fan Jingma; Constance Hauman; ;
Cinematography	Philippe Welt
Edited by	Luc Barnier
Music by	Giacomo Puccini; James Conlon (adaptation)
Production; companies	Erato Films; Idéale Audience; France 3 Cinéma; Sony Classical; Canal+; BBC; ZDF; S4C; France Télécom; CNC
Distributed by	Les Films du Losange (France); Blue Dolphin Films (UK); Sony Pictures Classics (through Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International) (Germany and Austria)
Release dates	22 November 1995 (France); 20 June 1997 (UK);
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	France; United Kingdom; Germany
Language	Italian

Madame Butterfly is a 1995 musical film, based on the 1904 opera Madama Butterfly with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is written and directed by Frédéric Mitterrand, and produced by Daniel Toscan du Plantier and Pierre-Olivier Bardet. The cast features soprano Huang Ying as Cio-Cio-san, tenor Richard Troxell as Pinkerton, mezzo-soprano Ning Liang as Suzuki, and bass-baritone Richard Cowan as Sharpless. The score was adapted, arranged, and conducted by James Conlon.

The film was an international co-production between French, British, and German companies. It was released by Les Films du Losange in France on 22 November 1995, and received positive reviews. At the 21st César Awards, the film won Best Costume Design and was nominated for Best Production Design.