Le ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly
About Le ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly
A French stag film uses the Madame Butterfly setting. It includes sexual scenes between women and between women and men, and is described as the earliest known adult film to show both. Location shots of an Asian street full of rickshaws and of a sailing ship are cut in.
Cast & crew
More about Le ménage moderne du Madame Butterfly
A 1920 French black-and-white hardcore short. Bernard Natan is credited as director and writer. Silent.
Themes
In film history
It is cited as the earliest known adult film that includes both heterosexual and homosexual scenes.
Notes
- The English Wikipedia title is Le Ménage moderne de Madame Butterfly.
- The street and ship shots are described as found footage dropped into the staged scenes.
Influenced by
- Madame Butterfly