Rent The Butterfly Room (2012)
2.8 of 5 from 56 ratings
1h 24min
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- Synopsis:
Ann (Barbara Steele), a lonely recluse with an obsession for butterflies, is befriended by Alice. Ann, estranged from her own daughter, soon becomes close to Alice, and a disturbing mother-daughter relationship develops. But all is not what is seems and when Ann finds out that Alice has been tricking her, she descends into a madness that cannot be controlled. After committing a series of brutal and bizarre crimes, Ann tries to hide herself in her apartment, surrounded by her butterfly collection. Only someone has noticed Ann's strange behaviour, Julie, the girl who lives in the apartment next door. After discovering the dark secret hidden in the walls of the forbidden butterfly room, Julie is soon marked as the next victim. Bui can she survive or will she be smothered by this mother's love? - Actors:
- Barbara Steele, Ray Wise, Erica Leerhsen, Heather Langenkamp, Ellery Sprayberry, Julia Putnam, Camille Keaton, P.J. Soles, Adrienne King, James Karen, Elea Oberon, Joseph H. Johnson Jr., Matthew Glen Johnson, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Lorin McCraley
- Directors:
- Jonathan Zarantonello
- Producers:
- Enzo Porcelli, Ethan Wiley
- Writers:
- Jonathan Zarantonello, Paolo Guerrieri, Luigi Sardiello
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of The Butterfly Room
A Brilliant, Tense Horror Film Starring Brit Queen of Screen Barbara Steele. A Modern Classic. - The Butterfly Room review by PV
I did not expect much from this BUT it is one of the best horror films I have seen for ages. So many twists and turns in plot and characters - I was on the edge of my seat.
The last third loses it a tad. However, a nice little coda epilogue at the end is fun.
The music is great; the script classy and imaginative, twisting and turning like a horrific worm.
Barbara Steele (born 1937) was the British Queen of Horror in the 1960s - after a hiatus she came back with this and a couple more films at age 75. Sheer class.
The best horror film I have seen for yonks, and made in 2012 well before Metoo, though it is a very female-focused horror film.
I could watch it again right now! A modern classic.
Just great. 4.5 stars rounded up
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