Its an effective, welldirected, clean production with slides and music, simple scenery and a pretty strong cast. In 1994, a crazy gringa dominicana dominican gringa shows up at dede mirabals house in the dominican republic to interview her about the lives of her famous dead sisters. And how they lost their wings, but not their courage. The movie acted a as a refresher for me in order that i can discuss the book at my book club with out having to reread the book. First published in 1994, the story was adapted into a.
The story is a fictionalized account for the lives of the mirabal sisters, dominican revolutionary activists, who opposed the dictatorship of rafael trujillo and were assassinated on november 25, 1960. In the time of the butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government. In the time of the butterflies is a 2001 feature film, produced for the showtime television network, directed by mariano barroso and based on julia alvarez s book of the same name. So please, if you wanna still watching this movie, keep the link. In the time of the butterflies is a historical fiction novel by julia alvarez, relating a fictionalized account of the mirabal sisters during the time of the trujillo dictatorship in the dominican republic. It was hard to watch as the unfairness and brutality of the trujillo regime went unchecked. The movie s protagonists the mirabal sisters demonstrate their religious fervor, patriotism, and family values. With salma hayek, lumi cavazos, edward james olmos, mia maestro. The story is a fictionalized account for the lives of the mirabal sisters, dominican revolutionary activists, who opposed the dictatorship of rafael trujillo and. Hi everyone, this comment is for tell you that im gonna set the video to private. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Outstanding actor actress in a made for television movie or miniseries outstanding made for.
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