The Last Butterfly (Czech: Poslední motýl; French: La dernier papillon) is a 1990 CzechFrench holocaust drama film directed by Karel Kachyňa based on the book The Last Butterfly by Canadian author Michael Jacot.[1]

The Last Butterfly
Directed byKarel Kachyňa
Written byOta Hofman
Karel Kachyňa
Based onThe Last Butterfly
by Michael Jacot
Produced byCaroline Schweich
Boudjemaa Dahmane
Jacques Méthé
StarringTom Courtenay
Brigitte Fossey
Ingrid Held
CinematographyJiří Krejčík jr.
Edited byJiří Brožek
Suzanne Lang-Willar
Music byMilan Svoboda
Alex North
Production
companies
Barrandov Studios
Cinema et Communication
Filmexport Praha
HTV International Ltd.
Distributed byLucernafilm
Release date
  • January 1, 1991 (1991-01-01)
Running time
111 minutes
CountriesCzechoslovakia
France
LanguagesCzech
English

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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]

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Bibliography edit

  • Brownstein, Rich (2021). Holocaust Cinema Complete: A History and Analysis of 400 Films, with a Teaching Guide. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 9781476641928. OCLC 1269508907.

References edit

  1. ^ "Prolific Canadian writer, filmmaker Michael Jacot dies Social Sharing". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (20 August 1993). "Review/Film; A Holocaust Witness, Eloquent in His Silence". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ Mills, David (21 January 1994). "'The Last Butterfly' (NR)". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

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