Storyline
Italian filmmaker Carmine Gallone was still in his "operetta" mode when he helmed 1938's Il Sogno di Butterfly (Dream of the Butterfly) Maria Cebotari plays opera diva Rosa Belloni, currently starring in a production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. The plot thickens when Rosa's backstage life begins to mirror the travails of the character she is portraying. The climax comes when Harry Peters (Fosco Giachetti), the American father of Rosa's illegitimate child, returns after four years with his new wife in tow, leading inexorably to a doleful ending both on- and offstage. Critics complained about the substandard photography in Il Sogno di Butterfly, but this might have been due to poor laboratory work.
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Cast & Crew
Maria Cebotari
Rosi Belloni
Fosco Giachetti
Harry Peters
Lucie Englisch
Anna Ranieri
Paul Kemp
Richard Hell
Germana Paolieri
Mary Peterson
Luigi Almirante
Riccardo Belli
Renato Cialente
Guglielmo Barnabò
Carlo Lombardi
Miranda Bonansea
Giuseppe Pierozzi
Paolo Stoppa
Frequently Asked Questions
The Dream of Butterfly was released on January 10, 1939.
The runtime of The Dream of Butterfly is 1h 40m.
The Dream of Butterfly is a Drama, Music, Romance movie.
The Dream of Butterfly has a rating of 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Dream of Butterfly is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Dream of Butterfly was directed by Carmine Gallone.
The main cast of The Dream of Butterfly includes Maria Cebotari, Fosco Giachetti, Lucie Englisch.
The Dream of Butterfly is originally in IT.