Inspired by Puccini's opera, Madame Butterfly is a marionette living alone on an island until the handsome young sailor Pinkerton arrives. When he sails away again in his white boat, Butterfly awaits his return, yearning for a father for her child.
Original title: Aria
Directed by: Pjotr SAPEGIN
Country: Norway
Year of production: 2001
Running time: 10 min
Category: Short film
Techniques used: puppets
Version: Sans dialogue ni commentaire
Process: Colour
Target public: All audiences
Directed by: Pjotr SAPEGIN
Production: PRAVDA AS, David REISS-ANDERSEN, ONF - OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA, Marcel JEAN
Distribution: NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE, Toril SIMONSEN, ONF - OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA
Based on: Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly"
Script: Berit Reiss-Andersen
Animation: Pjotr Sapegin, Ronald Kubicek Hansen
Camera: Janne Hansen
Music: Normand Roger
Sound: Jean-Baptiste Roger
Editing: Pål Gengenbach