Butterflies (1978)
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Ria Parkinson is a bored housewife and mother. She spends her time daydreaming, and meets regularly with wealthy businessman Leonard to relieve the monotony. Husband Ben, a dentist and avid butterfly collector is oblivious to it all, and her unemployed grown up sons, who both live at home also have other things on their minds, especially girlfriends.
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Wendy CraigRia Parkinson
Geoffrey PalmerBen Parkinson
Nicholas LyndhurstAdam Parkinson
Andrew HallRussell Parkinson
Bruce MontagueLeonard Dunn
Michael RipperThomasJoyce WindsorRuby
Brian MurphyPatrick McAlinneyCindy Oswin
Myfanwy Talog
Angela BrowneMovie DNA
Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference1245121Actor preference493093 · 117010 · 144070Country preferenceGb
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What is Butterflies about?
Ria Parkinson is a bored housewife and mother. She spends her time daydreaming, and meets regularly with wealthy businessman Leonard to relieve the monotony. Husband Ben, a dentist and avid butterfly collector is oblivious to it all, and her unemployed grown up sons, who both live at home also have other things on their minds, especially girlfriends.
How long is Butterflies?
Butterflies has a runtime of 30 minutes.