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Butterfly's Tongue or Butterfly ( Spanish: La lengua de las mariposas [la ˈleŋɡwa ðe las maɾiˈposas]; may be more literally translated as " The Tongue of the Butterflies "), is a 1999 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda.
Oct 18, 1999 · Successfully coupling one of Spain’s oldest thesps with one of its youngest, Jose Luis Cuerda injects new life into the coming-of-age format with “The Butterfly’s Tongue,” which starts out...
Jan 1, 1999 · Two Spanish short stories, both set at either ends of the spectrum of Franco's rule. The first, The Butterfly's Tongue takes place just before the Spanish Civil War; the second one The Side of the Light is set in the final years of the dictatorship.
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Sep 10, 2012 · Eight-year-old Moncho (Lozano) runs away from his first day in school, terrified that his teacher Don Gregorio (Fernán-Gómez) is a flogger. His concerns are misplaced and, once he's coaxed back ...
Butterfly's Tongue, from Spanish director Jose Luis Cuerda, is the latest incarnation of the breed and uses its charming double act as a way into broaching the difficult subject of the Spanish...
Jul 26, 2000 · An often powerful, sometimes flat film about a young boy caught between the free spirit of his inspirational teacher and the new Fascists as Spain approaches Civil War.
The heartwarming story of the relationship that develops between a shy young boy and his kind teacher in 1936 Spain. The boy, Moncho, is frightened about starting school, and it is up to the ...
