Butterfly Wings (film)

(Redirected from Alas de Mariposa)

Butterfly Wings (Spanish: Alas de mariposa) is a 1991 Spanish drama film directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.[1]

Butterfly Wings
SpanishAlas de mariposa
Directed byJuanma Bajo Ulloa
Written by
  • Juanma Bajo Ulloa
  • Eduardo Bajo Ulloa
Starring
Cinematography
  • Aitor Mantxola
  • Enric Daví
Edited byPablo Blanco
Music byBingen Mendizábal
Release dates
  • September 1991 (1991-09) (Zinemaldia)
  • 18 October 1991 (1991-10-18) (Spain)
Running time
1h 48min
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl, Ami. A male son is born afterwards but Ami kills the newborn, straining the relationship between mother and daughter.[2]

Cast

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Release

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The film screened at the 39th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1991. It was released theatrically on 18 October 1991.[8]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1991
39th San Sebastián International Film Festival Golden Shell Won [9]
1992
6th Goya Awards Best New Director Juanma Bajo Ulloa Won [10]
Best Original Screenplay Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Eduardo Bajo Ulloa Won
Best Actress Sílvia Munt Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alas de Mariposa (Butterfly Wings, 1991)". Spanish Film Review Club. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  2. ^ "Alas de mariposa". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  3. ^ Recio Gil, David (2004). "Alas mariposa, de Juanma Bajo Ulloa" (PDF). Pliegos de la Insula Barataria: Revista de Creación Literaria y de Filología (7): 122. ISSN 1134-0193.
  4. ^ Recio Gil 2004, p. 122.
  5. ^ a b "'Secretos del corazón' inaugura mañana un Seminario de Cine Vasco en el Congreso de la Nación Argentina". Euskal Kultura. 10 September 2012.
  6. ^ Recio Gil 2004, p. 123.
  7. ^ Recio Gil 2004, p. 124.
  8. ^ Recio Gil 2004, p. 121.
  9. ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (29 September 1991). "El filme español 'Alas de mariposa', del debutante Juanma Bajo Ulloa, gana la Concha de Oro". El País.
  10. ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 274, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
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