Purple Butterfly

2003 film directed by Lou Ye
Movie film Q987697
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Purple Butterfly

Summary

Purple Butterfly is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purple Butterfly's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Purple Butterfly's director is recorded as Lou Ye[4].
  • Purple Butterfly's screenwriter is recorded as Lou Ye[5].
  • Purple Butterfly's genre is recorded as neo-noir[6].
  • Purple Butterfly's cast member is recorded as Zhang Ziyi[7].
  • Purple Butterfly's cast member is recorded as Liu Ye[8].
  • Purple Butterfly's cast member is recorded as Li Bingbing[9].
  • Purple Butterfly's producer is recorded as Lou Ye[10].
  • Purple Butterfly's director of photography is recorded as Wang Yu[11].
  • Purple Butterfly's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0363290[12].
  • Purple Butterfly's part of is recorded as sixth generation Chinese films[13].
  • Purple Butterfly's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[14].
  • Purple Butterfly's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[15].
  • Purple Butterfly's review score is recorded as 43%[16].
  • Purple Butterfly's review score is recorded as 5.4/10[17].
  • Purple Butterfly's color is recorded as color[18].
  • Purple Butterfly's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 520979[19].
  • Purple Butterfly's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[20].
  • Purple Butterfly's publication date is recorded as +2003-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Purple Butterfly's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047pty[22].
  • Purple Butterfly's distributed by is recorded as Palm Pictures[23].
  • Purple Butterfly's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • Purple Butterfly's narrative location is recorded as Shanghai[25].
  • Purple Butterfly's PORT film ID is recorded as 60480[26].
  • Purple Butterfly's Box Office Mojo film ID is recorded as purplebutterfly[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Purple Butterfly's producer is recorded as Lou Ye[10]. Its director is recorded as Lou Ye[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Lou Ye[5]. Cast members include Zhang Ziyi[7], Liu Ye[8], and Li Bingbing[9].

Publication

Purple Butterfly's publication date is recorded as +2003-01-01T00:00:00Z[21]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[14]. Its genre is recorded as neo-noir[6]. Its part of is recorded as sixth generation Chinese films[13].

Reception

Reviews include 43%[16] and 5.4/10[17].

Why It Matters

Purple Butterfly ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . globalfilmstudies.com. Retrieved . globalfilmstudies.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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