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62% Critic Match
The Broken Butterfly
“A Symphony of Love and Pathos FOR MAIDS and MATRONS MOTHERS and DAUGHTERS FATHERS and SONS”
6.2 / 10• 1919• 58m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
A woman in Canada abused by her aunt falls in love with a foreign composer looking for inspiration, who comes to find it in her and the star-crossed romance that develops between them.
Cast & Crew
Lew Cody
Darrell Thorne
Lead
Mary Alden
Zabie Elliot
Pauline Starke
Marcene Elliot
PJ
Peaches Johnson
Marcène's Child
Nina Byron
Marcène's Sister
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Maurice Tourneur's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Broken Butterfly is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
