Butterfly (2004 film)

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Butterfly

Directed by	Yan Yan Mak
Produced by	Jacqueline Liu Yan Yan Mak
Written by	Xue Chen (novel) Yan Yan Mak (screenplay)
Starring	Josie Ho Tian Yuan Eric Kot Isabel Chen Joman Chiang
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	September 4, 2004
Running time	129 min.
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese, Mandarin
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Butterfly (Traditional Chinese: 蝴蝶) is a 2004 Hong Kong film based on Taiwanese writer Xue Chen’s novel The Mark of Butterfly (蝴蝶的記號). The film was directed by female award-winning director Yan Yan Mak and produced by Jacqueline Liu and Yan Yan Mak with the sponsorship of Hong Kong Art Development Council.

1 Plot
2 Soundtrack
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The film follows Flavia (Josie Ho), a married high school teacher, who encounters free spirited female singer-songwriter Yip (Tian Yuan) and strikes up a relationship with the younger girl. Flavia is a lesbian, but never can act like one because she was brought up in a society where homosexuality was not accepted. When Flavia was a teenager, she once fell in love with a girl in her class, but the relationship was forced to end when it was discovered by her parents. Flavia, ended up being heartbroken, eventually married a competent and yet caring businessman after she was graduated from university. Now in her 30s and married with a child, she met Yip, a beautiful singer-songwriter. Flavia is deeply attracted by her carefree personality and bright spirit, she fell in love with Yip just like the first love she had in high school. She slowly dares to break out, worried about the consequences but equally about finding her true self again.

The was chosen as the Opening Film at Venice Film Festival Critics Week and Tian Yuan was awarded as the Best New Artist at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005. The film was also nominated at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards in 2004 for Best Adapted Screenplay (Yan Yan Mak) and Best New Performer (Tian Yuan).

[edit] Soundtrack

The film features a set of interesting music and songs from: Múm, an experimental Icelandic musical group; Hopscotch, Tian Yuan's independent Chinese band and at17, a Hong Kong indie pop band.

Now There’s That Fear Again, from Múm's album Finally We Are No One,
Sleep, Swim (as above),
Green Grass of Tunnel (as above),
Weeping Rock, Rock, from Múm's album Summer Make Good,
A Wishful Way, from Hopscotch's (Tian Yuan's band) album A Wishful Way
She (as above),
The Best is Yet to Come, from at17's album Meow Meow Meow.

[edit] Trivia

Director Yan Yan Mak invited Ellen Joyce Loo and Eman Lam of at17 to star as two of Flavia’s students who also fall in love with each other, but they rejected the roles. The role later was taken by Isabel Chen and Joman Chiang.
There is a hidden music video of the song 'I will see you', sang by Tian Yuan , in the DVD (2005 Hong Kong version).