La lengua de las mariposas analysis
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La Lengua de las Mariposas
La Lengua de las Mariposas
Directed by Jose Luis Cuerda in 1999, La Lengua de las Mariposas is a divine piece of cinematic exploration with a political edge that fuses brilliantly with the tender relationship between a teacher and a student during the year 1936. The film is often described as a coming-of-age film, as the main character, Moncho, whose life is constantly interrupted by the problems brought by the Civil War going on in the country.
The film is based on three short stories from the book ¿Qué me quieres, amor? (1996) written by the Galician author Manuel Rivas: La lengua de las mariposas, Un saxo en la niebla and Carmiña. The majority of the plot is based on La Lengua de las mariposas, to which various elements of the stories of the other two short stories are added, linked together through the main character, Moncho.
Plot
It follows Moncho, a typical child growing up in 1936 in the northern Spanish region of Ga
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Butterfly's Tongue
1999 Spanish film
Butterfly's Tongue or Butterfly (Spanish: La lengua de las mariposas[laˈleŋɡwaðelasmaɾiˈposas]; may be more literally translated as "The Tongue of the Butterflies"), is a 1999 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda. The film centers on Moncho (Manuel Lozano) and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio (Fernando Fernán Gómez), who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
The film is adapted from three short stories from the 1996 book ¿Qué me quieres, amor? by Galician author Manuel Rivas. The short stories are "A lingua das bolboretas", "Un saxo na néboa" and "Carmiña".
The film received critical acclaim. It was nominated for the 2000 Goya Aw
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Butterfly's Tongue
Known in English as Butterfly’s Tongue or more simply Butterfly, La Lengua de Las Mariposas focuses on life in Galician Spain just prior to the Spanish Civil War. Although not one of director’s, José Luis Cuerda, most famous films, this film, which is portrayed through the eyes of a ung child, depicts the events while showing the struggles that families were faced with at the time.
- Released in 1999 but set in pre-Civil War Galicia in 1936, La Lengua de Las Mariposas fryst vatten still a very popular Spanish rulle today, constantly provoking much discussion
- José Luis Cuerda’s spelfilm is based on several short stories by Manuel Rivas; this Spanish movie received critical acclaim and won a Goya Award in 2000 for best adapted screenplay
José Luis Cuerda based his film on Manuel Rivas’ short stories "Carmiña", "Un saxo na néboa", and "A lingua das bolboretas" from the bo