The Butterfly

I really enjoyed his carefree performance. Brace yourself for 1980’s NYC and styles 😄

I watched this on the Criterion Channel (sub)

I watched on the Criterion Channel (sub)

When I’m not writing reviews I don’t always check out the director so I had some surprises going back through the movies I’d watched. There are a few women directors who have numerous credits but when doing my research many only have one or two. And many of the ones I looked up I couldn’t find their work available anywhere. 😔

My mom always called me the Princess and the Pea because of my sensitive skin. But she said the story didn’t work when I used to clear the scorers’ table off going for a loose basketball during games. 😄

Thank you! 🦋💕

Thank you. I had other thoughts planned out as I was watching but when I started typing something different entirely came out. 😂

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I don’t understand dramas that have filler but don’t provide pertinent details about characters.

It’s a co-production and since currently Bhutan is not one of the countries MDL carries and Taiwan was one of the countries of origin it was listed.

For now it's on https://archive.org/details/watashi-wa-beretto

It was my first wuxia and got me hooked. Also made me a lifelong fan of Michelle Yeoh

It’s a mixed bag. I rate everything before 1990 on a generous curve. Oh and in my notes MAC means Martial Arts Challenge. I watch a martial arts movie a day for a month and write a review for it. Have had 3 Marathons so far.

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I tip my hat to your elite pun usage! Bon appetite!

No indeed. Ozu did this all the time. He used a lot of the same actors and even used the same character names repeatedly. Two of the “children” in Tokyo Story were only a couple of years younger than “elderly father” Ryu. 😄

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It's probably available elsewhere, I watched it on the Criterion Channel

“Her piteous and repetitive crying scenes made me yawn and roll my eyes. For sure, these scenes are exaggerated for comedic effect but her constant smug expression made her seem mean instead of endearing or comical.”

Enough for me to avoid this drama. Thanks for the excellent review!

I’m sure there are probably other sites. I watched it on the Criterion Channel.

Thanks. This film was hard enough for me to finish. The parents are left with a gaping wound that will never heal. Heartbreaking.

Thank you. 😊 🌸

Which makes it all the worse.

This actress was traumatized and left the industry soon afterwards. No charges and he had plenty of excuses but this is the story that made me not want to watch his movies. He brought in an actor at the last minute to play the rapist, assured Sin Man she would be safe and nothing to make her uncomfortable, and then after finally stopping the scene after it was too late, still used parts of it in the film. That was what soured me, even if he didn't realize she was being raped. Who would put even parts of that scene out there for the world to see?