Butterfly Wings (film)

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Butterfly Wings
SpanishAlas de mariposa
Directed by Juanma 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

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

Contents

Plot

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

Release

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

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
1991
39th San Sebastián International Film Festival Golden Shell Won [9]
1992
6th Goya Awards Best New Director Juanma Bajo UlloaWon [10]
Best Original Screenplay Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Eduardo Bajo UlloaWon
Best Actress Sílvia MuntWon

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References

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  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. 1 2 "'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