Butterfly Kiss
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| Butterfly Kiss | |
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| Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Written by | Frank Cottrell Boyce Michael Winterbottom |
| Produced by | Julie Baines Sarah Daniel |
| Starring | Amanda Plummer Saskia Reeves |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Edited by | Trevor Waite |
| Music by | John Harle |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £400,000 |
Butterfly Kiss (alternative title Killer on the Road) is a 1995 British film, directed by Michael Winterbottom and written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. It stars Amanda Plummer and Saskia Reeves. The film was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
[edit]Set on the bleak motorways of Lancashire, Butterfly Kiss tells the story of Eunice, a bisexual serial killer, and Miriam, a naive, innocent and lonely young girl who falls under her spell.
Cast
[edit]- Amanda Plummer as Eunice
- Saskia Reeves as Miriam
- Kathy Jamieson as Wendy
- Des McAleer as Eric McDermott
- Lisa Riley as Danielle
- Freda Dowie as Elsie
- Paula Tilbrook as Ella
- Fine Time Fontayne as Tony
- Joanne Cook as Angela
- Elizabeth McGrath as Waitress
- Shirley Vaughan as Waitress
- Paul Bown as Gary
- Emily Aston as Katie
- Ricky Tomlinson as Robert
- Katy Murphy as Judith
Soundtrack
[edit]- "Walkin' Back to Happiness" Helen Shapiro
- "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor
- "Ridiculous Thoughts" The Cranberries
- "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" The New Seekers
- "Silly Games" Janet Kay
- "Away" The Cranberries
- "Leavin' On Your Mind" Patsy Cline
- "Trouble" Shampoo
- "There's More To Life Than This" Björk
- "I Don't Need" The Cranberries
- "Stay" Shakespeare's Sister
- "Missed" PJ Harvey
- "Jewel" Marcella Detroit
- "World In Motion" New Order
- "No Need To Argue"' The Cranberries
Reception
[edit]Film critic Roger Ebert, in a positive review, noted that the characters' names are shortened to "Mi" and "Eu" throughout the film, suggesting that they may represent "parts of a schizophrenic personality."[2]
Variety called it "An often breathtakingly original meld of road movie, lesbian love story, psychodrama and black comedy".[3]
Andrew Billen praised the dialogue in what he described as "a lesbian Thelma and Louise set on the M6".[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (9 August 1996). "Butterfly Kiss". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ Elley, Derek (16 February 1995). "Butterfly Kiss". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ "The Billen Interview Andrew Billen meets Saskia Reeves", The Guardian, 6 August 1995