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During the imperial reign of the Meiji, a young geisha of 15, Cio-Cio-San, nicknamed Madam Butterly, vulnerable, childlike, deliciously naïve, is abandoned by Pinkerton, an American naval officer, after a mock marriage. It kills her. What made Puccini put her heroines through so much suffering and death? An psychological analysis of Cio-Cio-San, Pinkerton and the other characters shows how Puccini put into words and music his obsession about love and destruction. Using scenes from the opera, interviews with the performers and film archives in the U.S., Japan about Puccini in the early 20th century, we discover the composer’s dramatic universe.

France / Italy - 2003 - 52 mn - Betacam Digital • 16/9 - Colour

Director Marie Blanc-Hermeline Camera Corinne Dardé, Patrick Vialle, Simon Bonnet, Laurent Grellet Sound Michel Bensaïd Editing Marie-France Cuenot

Production Crescendo Films, 9 rue des Halles, 75001 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4218 1820 Fax : +33 (0)14218 1821 E-mail : info@crescendofilms.fr Co-Production Fondazione Festival Pucciniano with the participation of France 5, Mezzo

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