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The Last Butterfly (Czech: Poslední motýl; French: La dernier papillon) is a 1990 Czech–French holocaust drama film directed by Karel Kachyňa based on the book The Last Butterfly by Canadian author Michael Jacot.[1]
| The Last Butterfly | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Karel Kachyňa |
| Written by | Ota Hofman Karel Kachyňa |
| Based on | The Last Butterfly by Michael Jacot |
| Produced by | Caroline Schweich Boudjemaa Dahmane Jacques Méthé |
| Starring | Tom Courtenay Brigitte Fossey Ingrid Held |
| Cinematography | Jiří Krejčík jr. |
| Edited by | Jiří Brožek Suzanne Lang-Willar |
| Music by | Milan Svoboda Alex North |
Production companies | Barrandov Studios Cinema et Communication Filmexport Praha HTV International Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Lucernafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | Czechoslovakia France |
| Languages | Czech English |
Cast
- Tom Courtenay as Antoine Moreau
- Brigitte Fossey as Věra
- Ingrid Held as Michèle
- Freddie Jones as Conductor Karl Rheinberg
- Milan Kňažko as Commandant Gruber
- Josef Kemr as Leo Stadler
- Drahomíra Fialková as Leo Stadler's wife
- Pavel Bobek as Silberstein
- Josef Laufer as Petersen
- Hana Hegerová as Singer
- Linda Jablonská as Stella
Release
The movie had a premiere in Czechoslovakia in 1991. The film received generally positive reviews. Stephen Holden wrote in New York Times: "The mood of calm despair that hangs over the film lends it a disquietingly surreal aura. But it also plays into the story, which describes an attempt to deliver a horrifying message without stating it in words."[2] David Mills wrote in The Washington Post: "The Last Butterfly demonstrates the precious power of art to transmit emotional truths about history, if not the factual completeness of history."[3]
See also
- Theresienstadt Ghetto and the Red Cross
- Theresienstadt (1944 film)
Bibliography
- Brownstein, Rich (2021). Holocaust cinema complete : a history and analysis of 300 films, with a teaching guide. Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 9781476641928.
References
- "Prolific Canadian writer, filmmaker Michael Jacot dies Social Sharing". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- Holden, Stephen (20 August 1993). "Review/Film; A Holocaust Witness, Eloquent in His Silence". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- Mills, David (21 January 1994). "'The Last Butterfly' (NR)". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
External links
- The Last Butterfly at IMDb
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