Plot Summary
During the Cultural Revolution in China in the mid-1960s, a French diplomat falls in love with a singer in the Beijing Opera. Interwoven with allusions to the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly", a story of love and betrayal unfolds.—Michael C. Berch
Top Cast
Jeremy Irons as -René Gallimard
John Lone as -Song Liling
Barbara Sukowa as -Jeanne Gallimard
Ian Richardson as -Ambassador Toulon