1964. René Gallimard is a mid-level bureaucrat working in the French Embassy in Beijing. Being a stickler for doing things by the books, at least as it comes to his own responsibilities, places him at odds with some of his colleagues, but leads to him being promoted to Vice-Consul, especially important during this uncertain geopolitical time with the French having lost the war in Indochina and another war possibly breaking out in Vietnam.
Prior to his promotion, he, already married, begins an illicit affair with Song Liling, a starring member of the Beijing Opera. In their relationship, René gets caught up in the western male/demure East Asian female ideal as depicted in "Madama Butterfly", the death scene aria which she sang in the first performance of hers he attended. Aspects of their relationship will ultimately lead to his downfall, those aspects which he either does not initially see or refuses to see in only wanting to see that ideal he has in his mind.
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M. Butterfly
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Amazing
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Fader
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Pure Imagination (Glee Cast Version)
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Maybe Tomorrow
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Stop Crying Your Heart Out
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Take on Me
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The Scientist
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Pictures Of You
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When You Know
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Northern Sky
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For Once In My Life
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Tell Me If You Wanna Go Home
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She's Got You High
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Let It Be Me
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Unchained Melody
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Could It Be Another Change
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An Ocean Apart
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Welcome To New York
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Dia
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Singin' In The Rain
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Not While I'm Around
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Chocolate
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Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - 2011 Remaster
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Galih & Ratna (From "Galih & Ratna")
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Gold
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True - Single Edit
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Maneater
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You Make My Dreams (Come True)
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Steppin' Out
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Rio - US Edit
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Town Called Malice
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Girls
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To Find You
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When She Loved Me - From "Toy Story 2" / Soundtrack Version
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A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
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Pure Imagination / Candy Man
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Kiss Me
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Petualangan Sherina - Theme Song
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Asleep - 2011 Remaster
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Remember Me (Dúo)
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Never Enough
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A Million Dreams
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Wind Beneath My Wings
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Don't You (Forget About Me)
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Stay (I Missed You)
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Kiss from a Rose
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I Just Called To Say I Love You
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Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - 2016 Remaster
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Footloose - From "Footloose" Soundtrack
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Footloose
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Say You, Say Me
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To Sir With Love (Glee Cast Version)
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M. Butterfly
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Concubine
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Dragonfly
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The Great Wall
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Even The Softest Skin
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Sha Jia Bang
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He Was The Perfect Father
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Are You My Butterfly?
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The Only Time I Ever Really Existed
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What I Loved Was The Lie
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Everything Has Been Destroyed
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Un Bel Di
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My Name Is Rene Gallimard
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King's Row - "Main Title"
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Mr. Destiny - "Mr. Destiny"
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Golddiggers - "Bear Mountain"
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The Adventures Of Huck Finn - "Main Title"
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Animal Farm - "End Title"
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Paulie - "Medley"
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Mousehunt - "Main Title"
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My Dog Skip - "Main Title"
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Diamonds - "Main Title"
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Amazing Grace And Chuck - "Hometown"
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Bed And Breakfast - "End Credits"
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Kimberly - "Main Title"
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael - "In Her Limousine"
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I'll Do Anything - "Matt"
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War Of The Buttons - "Front Titles"
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Lionheart - "King Richard"
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Disc Time:
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Deep Blue Sea - "Aftermath"
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Evolution - "Our Heroes"
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The Burbs - "End Titles"
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Dragonheart: A New Beginning - "Main Titles"
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Amazing Stories: The Mission - "The Landing"
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Sky Bandits - "End Title"
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Kull the Conquerer - "Kull the Conquerer"
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Terminal Velocity - "Cadillac Freefall"
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Vertical Limit - "Three Years Later"
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The Watcher - "Driven"
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Alien 3 - "Adagio"
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Man on Fire - "Man on Fire"
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We're No Angels - "Introduction and Main Title"
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The Big Kahuna - "The Big Kahuna"
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This World, Then the Fireworks - "The Pick-up"
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Cool World - "The Cool World Stomp"
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Trimph Of The Spirit - "Main Title"
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On The Beach - "From The Beach, Silently Weeping"
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The Last Butterfly - "End Title"
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Crossing The Line - "End Titles"
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And The Band Played On - "And The Band Played On"
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It's My Party - "It's My Party"
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Careful, He Might Hear You - "Main Theme"
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Return To Paradise - "Looking At You"
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Instinct - "Everybody Goes"
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The Tailor Of Panama - "Harry Pendel : The Tailor Of Panama"
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The Linguini Incident - "Habanera"
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Mrs. Parker And The Vicious Circle - "Into Love And Out Again"
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Mobsters - "Theme For Mara"
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Guilty By Suspicion - "End Title"
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White Palace - "Main Title"
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Lover's Prayer - "Main Title"
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Lovesick - "Main Theme"
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Zelly And Me - "Zelly And Me"
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Dead Again - "The Headlines"
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Dolores Claiborne - "End Credits"
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Pacific Heights - "Part II"
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Bloodline - "Out Of The Past"
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Bliss - "Wedding"
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Wild Things - "Main Title"
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Presumed Innocent - "Presumed Innocent"
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Damage - "The Last Time"
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The Stars Fell On Henrietta - "Theme And Variations"
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Rich In Love - "Stop Thinking About Her"
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The Stand - "Ain't She Beautiful"
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Golden Gate - "Golden Gate"
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Pavilion Of Women - "Together Forever"
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Tai Pan - "Main Title"
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Othello - "Main Title"
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Much Ado About Nothing - "Overture"
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Christopher Colombus : The Discovery - "A Hero's Welcome"
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King's Row - "Main Title"
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I'll Do Anything - "Matt"
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We're No Angels - "Introduction and Main Title"
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It's My Party - "It's My Party"
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Lover's Prayer - "Main Title"
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The Stand - "Ain't She Beautiful"
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Christopher Colombus : The Discovery - "A Hero's Welcome"
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