Papillon (1973)
Anno di uscita: 1973
Nazione: United States
Alternative Title: Kəpənək, Папийон, Пеперудата, Ba Bi Long, Leptir
Regista: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer: Dalton Trumbo, Henri Charrière, Lorenzo Semple Jr., William Goldman
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Robert Dorfmann, Franklin J. Schaffner
Executive_Producer: Ted Richmond
Società: Allied Artists Pictures, Corona-General, Solar Productions
Genere: Biographical Film, Biography, Drama, Film Based On A Novel, Prison Film
Budget: 12.000.000
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: 1930s, based on memoir or autobiography, corrupt official, devil's island, escape, french colonialism, guyana, jungle, labor camp, leper colony, prison, prison brutality, prison escape, remote island, solitary confinement
Storia
In the 1930s Parisian underworld, Henri Charrière, known as 'Papillon' due to his butterfly tattoo, is sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder he denies committing. He is sent to French Guiana's notorious penal colony, including the infamous Devil's Island. There, Papillon meets Louis Dega, a wealthy counterfeiter expecting his wife's influence to secure his release someday. Despite their differences, they form an unlikely friendship and enter into a business arrangement: Papillon provides protection for Dega, while Dega finances Papillon's escape attempts. As time passes and their bond deepens, the two men adapt their plans based on changing circumstances and other inmates' goals, sometimes conflicting with their own.
Riassunto
'Papillon', directed by Franklin J. Schaffner in 1973, is a biographical drama film adapted from Henri Charrière's memoir of the same name. The story follows Papillon's life sentence in French Guiana's penal colony during the early 1930s, focusing on his friendship with Louis Dega and their mutual efforts to escape. Set amidst themes of colonialism, imprisonment, brutality, and the human spirit's resilience, 'Papillon' explores themes such as camaraderie, trust, betrayal, and the lengths one will go to for freedom.
