How M. Butterfly with Jeremy Irons subverted Western fantasies of Chinese femininity

18/04/2026 3 Views

This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.

“It’s one of your favourite fantasies, isn’t it: the submissive Oriental woman and the cruel white man?” Chinese opera singer Song Liling (John Lone) says to French diplomat René Gallimard (Jeremy Irons) at the start of their metaphorically freighted affair.

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