Butterfly Kiss (1995)
Release Year: 1995
Nation: United Kingdom
Alternative Title: Killer on the Road, O Beijo da Borboleta, Besos de mariposa, Butterfly Kiss - tappaja tiellä, To fili tis petaloudas, A pillangó csókja, Butterfly Kiss - Il bacio della farfalla, Pocalunek motyla, Поцелуй бабочки, Fjärilskyssar
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Michael Winterbottom
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: British Screen Productions, Dan Films, Merseyside Film Production Fund
Genre: Comedy, Comedy Film, Drama, Lgbt-Related Film, Road Movie, Romance, Romance Film, Thriller
Awards & Similar
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Keywords
Keywords: lesbian, lesbian relationship
Story
Eunice, a deeply disturbed drifter, wanders northern Britain committing psychosexual serial murders of both men and women while professing to search for an unknown woman named Judith. She spares Miriam, a lonely gas station cashier with whom she feels a strange connection after Miriam shows kindness towards her. Eunice's brutal behavior continues even as Miriam joins her on the road, trying desperately to understand her new lover's bizarre quest and attempting to curb her violent tendencies.
Summary
Butterfly Kiss is a 1995 film directed by Michael Winterbottom, known for its unsettling blend of comedy, drama, thriller elements, and LGBT-related themes. The story revolves around Eunice, an eccentric lesbian drifter with serious mental health issues, who embarks on a violent journey across northern England searching for an elusive woman named Judith. Along the way, she encounters Miriam, whom she spares due to her kindness and naivete. Miriam becomes infatuated with Eunice's fierce persona and accompanies her on her deadly quest, trying in vain to reform her lover while grappling with the horrific reality of their relationship.
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