In the Time of the Butterflies
by Mariano Barroso
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Actor: Demi?n Bichir, Edward James Olmos, Lumi Cavazos, M?a Maestro, Salma HayekDirector: Mariano Barroso
Producer: Craig Roessler
Producer: Ellen Gordon
Producer: Helen Buck Bartlett
Producer: Jose Tamez
Writer: David Klass
Writer: Judy Klass
Writer: Julia ?lvarez
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); German (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-05-07
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of In the Time of the Butterflies
Movie Review: True to the novel and a great unit for high school teachers
Summary: 4 Stars
The video follows the plot and major details of the novel well. I use the movie for reinforcement after my high school classes read the novel. Some producers/directors take liberties with films, adding or augmenting the original literary work, but that is not the case in this particular production. As with most movies, however, portions of the novel are not represented in the film.
Salma Hayek and Edward James Olmos do not overpower their roles with their own personalities. In fact, Olmos' portrayal of Rafael Trujillo was surprisingly credible.
I do not recommend this film for students younger than 15 because of the violence in the movie.
I highly recommend both the novel and the movie, however, for high school classes and adults seeking relevant literature created by Latina writer Julia Alvarez. The movie's protagonists (the Mirabal sisters) demonstrate their religious fervor, patriotism, and family values. The historic context and setting (Dominican Republic, 1920s, to the U.S., 1950s) and the rebellion against dictator Rafael Trujillo, coupled with themes of honor and human rights, makes this a 4-star film.
My classes read the book together and listened to portions of the audio book. Students had tons of questions; they researched, shared, talked about family values, and eventually viewed the movie. It was a terrific unit!
Summary of In the Time of the Butterflies
Academy Award? nominee* Salma Hayek gives a powerful, passionate performance as an idealistic young woman who wages a daring struggle for freedom against a murderous dictator (Academy Award? nominee** Edward James Olmos) in this moving thriller that, "with brutal simplicity, dramatizes the personal toll of political tyranny" (San Francisco Chronicle). For generations, General Rafael Trujillo (Olmos) has ruled the Dominican Republic with a mixture of terrorand savagery until Minerva Mirabal (Hayek) dares to oppose him. Inspired by her love for a rebel leader (Marc Anthony), Minerva and her sistersknown as Las Mariposas ("The Butterflies")endure unimaginable hardships in a battle for the very soul of a nation. But as their acts of bravery gain notoriety, Trujillo's forces close in, determined to put an end to Minerva's heroics. *Actress, Frida (2002) **Actor, Stand and Deliver (1988)In the Time of the Butterflies tells the real-life story of the Mirabal sisters, courageous revolutionaries known covertly as las Mariposas ("the Butterflies"). The sisters' years of dissent during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic led to their eventual murder in 1960, a brutal crime that signaled the beginning of the end for Trujillo. Told through the eyes of Minerva Mirabal (Salma Hayek), the story follows a somewhat predictable plot line as the sisters progress rapidly from naive to idealistic to victimized and on to resolved as they become leaders in an elaborate plot to assassinate the dictator. As with so many biographical depictions on film, even though this one is based on a highly acclaimed novel by Julia Alvarez, the narrative shifts from past to present are clumsy and excessively sepia-toned; the script delivers its life-was-better-before-sequence with little to no grace before quickly connecting the dots of history. Nevertheless, Edward James Olmos, as Trujillo, does a remarkable job of conveying the unique mixture of political intuition and ruthlessness needed to maintain a dictatorship for 30 years, while Hayek delivers a spirited lead performance. --Fionn Meade
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