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Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Directed by
Theodore Schaefer
Not Rated
2023
77m
Drama
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Comedy
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6.0
77%
43%
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After having her identity stolen, a woman, and her son's pregnant girlfriend, bond together on a surreal journey as they attempt to track down the perpetrators.
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Cast of Giving Birth to a Butterfly
Annie Parisse
Diana
Gus Birney
Marlene
Owen Campbell
Drew
Paul Sparks
Daryl
Constance Shulman
Monica
Judith Roberts
Nina
Rachel Resheff
Danielle
Jessica Pimentel
Rachel
Theodore Schaefer
Director / Writer / Producer
Patrick Lawler
Writer
Daryl Freimark
Producer
Giving Birth to a Butterfly Ratings & Reviews
Austin Chronicle
Richard Whittaker
It's not the high strangeness of David Lynch (although dream logic and symbolism starts to play a role) but a more suburban and restrained surrealism, built around themes of duality and birth.
Film Threat
Lorry Kikta
If you like anything David Lynch or any of the surrealist masters, like Luis Bunuel have ever made, then you will like Giving Birth to a Butterfly.
AIPT
Nathaniel Muir
The plot has its moments for oddball comedy and interesting characters, but it also seems to get too caught up in its imagery and themes. Many times, the actual story often comes to a halt. The film shines when everything comes together.
Dread Central
Drew Tinnin
Giving Birth to a Butterfly dovetails between the mundane and the profound, the way poems often do.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
It isn't for all tastes, but the bizarre goings-on do come together in a striking way. Schaefer's a talent on the rise.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It's an edgy film that David Lynch could have directed better.
About Boulder
Tim Brennan
Someone out there is going to see his film and fall desperately in love with the nigh-impenetrable vibe. I know I'm not that person. I'm hoping you might be.
Film Inquiry
Payton McCarty-Simas
While there is potential for poignancy in this (overtly) Homeric and surreal journey for self-acceptance, as it progresses, like its titular butterflies, the film ultimately gets lost in the breeze.
KENS 5 TV (San Antonio)
David Lynch
If "Giving Birth to a Butterfly" finds Schaefer in his own storytelling metamorphosis, it's worth awaiting what he has to offer once fully emerged.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
Even for a movie meant to be offbeat, the rhythm is jarringly askew.
New York Times
Beatrice Loayza
I hate to use "Lynchian," a term frequently - and slovenly - invoked for films with a merely surrealist bent. But Schaefer's film, also steeped in a distinctly American nostalgia, more than deserves the description.
AWFJ.org
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Giving Birth to a Butterfly is a poem, a love song, a cry to be heard and a breaking free, all in one.
Cinemacy
Morgan Rojas
A future cult classic given its artful take on transformation, both literal and figurative.
AV Club
Katie Rife
Flimsy as it is, Giving Birth To A Butterfly shows promise.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
Schaefer shrewdly lets the theatricality of the actors' work fall away as the the world around them looks more like a stage, cleverly conjuring the game of make believe that everyone plays in their daily lives.
Cultured Vultures
Natasha Alvar
Beautiful and wonderfully poetic, the film acts like an interlude of sorts, as the viewer finds themselves basking in the imagery of two women at a crossroads in their lives.
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
As it is, it's one of those movies trying so hard for profundity that it's tough not to root for it--and tougher still to watch it fail.
The Film Stage
Jared Mobarak
Giving Birth to a Butterfly becomes a road trip poem of its own reminding us that it's okay to stop, recalibrate, and change evolutionary course.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
It's a distinctive piece of work. Not everyone will be amused, yet it's rare to see a vision this complete successfully brought to life on film, and cult status seems to beckon as some viewers are swept off their feet.
In Review Online
Steven Warner
It ultimately feels like something Schaefer, like so many filmmakers before him, simply had to get out of his system.
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