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Butterfly Kiss

Directed by Michael Winterbottom1996UK88 mins

In his “breathtakingly original” (Variety) debut feature, writer/director Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People) shocked audiences with the startling drama The New York Times called “a twisted British answer to Thelma & Louise:” Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction) delivers “a brave performance that sears itself permanently into the viewer's consciousness” (Austin Chronicle) as a disturbed drifter whose seduction of a lonely convenience store clerk (an equally daring Saskia Reeves of Slow Horses) triggers a cross-country odyssey of obsession, madness and murder.

Ricky Tomlinson (Riff-Raff) co-stars in this “provocative masterpiece” (The Advocate) co-written by 2x BAFTA nominee Frank Cottrell-Boyce (Welcome to Sarajevo) and featuring cinematography by 2x Oscar® nominee Seamus McGarvey (Atonement).

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Director
Michael Winterbottom
Year
1996
Country
UK
Running Time
88 mins
Language
English
Cast/Participants
Amanda Plummer, Saskia Reeves, Kathy Jamieson, Ricky Tomlinson, Des McAleer
Program Note Writer
Severin Films