In 1993, the film "Butterfly King" based on the prototype of the true event premiered in Canada, and for a while, the true story behind the film became a world anecdote, and people could not believe that the couple who had lived together for many years and had a son were actually two real men.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" > film Butterfly King was nominated for the Palme d'Or, the highest award at the Cannes International Film Festival, that year, and the film was directed by horror film tycoon David Cornenberg. </h1>
The previous horror movies "Death Freak" and "DeathThree" were all directed by Cronenberg. Cronenberg's films are characterized by their ability to combine the cruelty of the imaginary world with the mediocrity of real life, thus making horror movies where nightmares originate from real life.
(Deadly Spirits)
The hapless diplomat In Butterfly King is played by Jeremy Irons, who starred in the 1990 film "The Reversal of Fate" and won the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Actor.
(Jeremy Irons)
Song Liling, another protagonist of the male and female body in the film, starred zun long, who was known as the Asian beautiful man at the time. Prior to starring in "Butterfly King", Zun Long had already won the Best Performance Award at the 25th Obi Awards and was nominated for the Best Actor in a Feature Film at the 45th Golden Globe Awards.
Zun Long
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" > say that drama is like life, but life is sometimes more exciting than a story. </h1>
The film "Butterfly King" leads the story with the most popular opera of the 60s, "Madame Butterfly".
French diplomat in China Gao Renni was attracted by the moving Madame Butterfly on the stage with a folding fan on the stage, Gao Renni found Miss Song Liling, the actor of Madame Butterfly, in the background, praised her performance vividly and appropriately, Miss Song was completely unmoved, she told Rennie to see the real play to go to the Beijing Grand Theatre.
One day, Gao Renni, who could not let go of Li Ling, walked into the Beijing Grand Theatre alone without his wife, and on the stage, Li Ling was performing a noble concubine drunk. Marveling at Li Ling's performance, Gao Renni once again walked backstage. This time, Li Ling was talking to Gao Renni while changing clothes through the curtain, and under the light, Gao Renni was attracted by Li Ling's graceful figure reflected on the curtain.
That night, Gao Renni sent Li Ling home, but Li Ling did not invite him to his home, and Gao Renni was a little disappointed.
Men's affairs all start with lying! The reason is nothing more than overtime work and friends gathering.
Back at home, the wife finds Rennie's ticket stub, who lied about spending the night at a friend's house.
With his memory, Rennie found Li Ling's house again and knocked on the door. Li Ling indulged in pouring him a cup of tea, sadly saying that in the ancient country of the East, if Renni was found in her home, it would be regarded as a scandal. Such a hint made Rennie can't help but hold the water of Li Ling's tea, Rennie kissed Li Ling, but Li Ling ran back to the inner room.....
Li Ling wrote a letter inviting Rennie to see the play, Renni did not attend the appointment, Li Ling was full of disappointment, at this time Renni was promoted to vice consul of the embassy because of her excellent performance. That night, Rennie, who was proud of her workplace, rushed into Li Ling's house despite the maid's obstruction and asked her if she would like to be her own Butterfly Lady?
Looking at Rennie, who was kneeling in front of her, Li Ling finally nodded in agreement, and the two hugged and kissed each other tightly.
< h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="03" > scene of the drama appeared</h1>
The most interesting plot of this play appears, at the critical moment, Li Ling said that oriental women are shy, she offered to let Rennie allow herself to wear clothes, and hugged him in the dark, Rennie actually agreed.
This plot is no different from the real story archetype, and what is incomprehensible is that in Rennie's mind, don't oriental women have human feminine characteristics? Since the two are already in love, how does Li Ling's flat chest make Rennie think it is normal?
In the film, Renni and LiLing are in love and travel the Great Wall together, and Liling asks Renni why she chose her flat-chested self? Rennie replied: Because she looks as young and innocent as a schoolgirl waiting for class. This plot makes people want to laugh, is it Li Ling or Rennie who needs to take the lesson?
Rennie publishes an analysis of the Eastern Kingdom to her boss at work, and Li Ling is also reporting to her boss about Rennie's situation, it is clear that Li Ling is an intelligence officer, and her boss is ashamed of her reading Western magazines at work. At this time, it seems that Li Ling's male and female body is close to Rennie's reasonable explanation.
If the two only talk about a spiritual love, then it is not surprising how long Li Ling hides, but both inside and outside the film, the development of events is beyond people's imagination. Li Ling is obviously a man dressed as a woman, but she and Renni talked about real love, men and women fall in love together, and eventually always have to go from spiritual to physical together, how can Li Ling continue to deceive Rennie?
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="04" > Gao Renni asked Li Ling to take off her clothes in person</h1>
After a hotel date with another woman, Mrs. Baden, Rennie found Li Ling drunk, he wanted Li Ling to take off his clothes in front of him, and in the face of Li Ling's refusal again, Rennie finally could not stand this mysterious and inexplicable relationship and lost her temper. Li Ling gently comforted him and agreed to his request.
At this point in the plot, Li Ling's relationship with Rennie should soon force Li Ling to expose the man's body.
Just as Rennie reached out her hand to help Li Ling take off her clothes, Li Ling inadvertently said that she was pregnant, and an exposure crisis was thus resolved by Li Ling.
In the real prototype, the diplomat holds the child born to Li Ling
The farce of the tanuki for the prince cannot be staged in real life, but it is not difficult to hide for a few months and then conjure up a son. In order to round up her lies, Li Ling told Rennie that she was pregnant before marriage and wanted to return to her hometown to give birth.
Rennie reluctantly sent Li Ling away, and Li Ling begged her superiors to find a newborn boy for her. When Rennie saw Li Ling holding her son on the stairs, he excitedly said that he wanted to marry her and take her to Paris to spend her life together. Li Ling did not agree to his request, and she hoped that Rennie would not forget the affection between the two of them.
In love, the person who loves most will always give in, and although Rennie does not understand at this time, he still respects Li Ling's decision.
< h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="05" meet again > Paris, and the truth is revealed</h1>
Rennie, who made a mistake in her work, was removed from her post, Li Ling's former residence was already a human being, and At this time, Li Ling was being transformed in a barren place, and the reunion of a pair of lovers seemed to be far away.
Rennie, who returned to Paris, became a divorced man living alone, and watching "Madame Butterfly" Rennie couldn't help but have sadness in his eyes.
Love is often like this, in the hope of making people despair, in despair will make people give birth to hope. One day, Rennie was outside the house and met Li Ling, who was looking for her, and the two embraced each other warmly.
Rennie worked as a postman and lived a family life with Li Ling's mother and son.
Zun Long finally recovered his boy's body
In 1983, Rennie was suddenly accused of leaking information, and in the trial court, looking at Li Ling, who was wearing men's clothes, Rennie felt a great shame.
Rennie couldn't believe that this "Madame Butterfly" who had been entangled with her for twenty years was actually a man, and Li Ling told the judge in court that Rennie had never doubted his gender and that everything he did was for their children. On the prison cart, Li Ling finally took off her clothes in front of Rennie for the first time, and Renni took a look at it, with mixed feelings, and he felt the ridiculousness of the whole thing in pain.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="06" > male and female are difficult to distinguish, unsolvable mysteries, and unsolvable grievances</h1>
Since Rennie is a real man, how can a child be born? This is the most puzzling part of the story archetype, and in the real incident, the child Li Ling was looking for was a Xinjiang boy, how could such a child be considered a mixed race by Rennie?
If it is said that the spring breeze can be deceived by Renni, and the two have lived together for many years, how can they not know? It is worth mentioning that the diplomat In the real incident, Rennie, has not been married, and even when he was in school, he has no history of love, but even if he is so pure, he should not be completely ignorant of the physiological structure of men and women.
The only explanation is that subconsciously, Rennie knows that Li Ling is a boy. The incident occurred in the 80s, when the two met in the 60s, when homosexuality was not accepted even in France, so the two were most likely tacitly acquiescing. To put it bluntly, Rennie and Li Ling are likely to be gay.
When the truth comes out, Li Ling asks Rennie if she still loves him, and Renni says bitterly: Maybe what she fell in love with is just a perfect lie.
In the film, Rennie in prison dresses herself as Madame Butterfly and tells people about her "great" love, and Rennie, who would rather die in a roar, swipes the glass in her hand to her neck in a round of applause, and Li Ling also takes a plane back to China.
The final outcome in the real situation: later both parties were released early by the French president.
But like all unending love, the one who loves the most is always hurt the most, the diplomat is deported from France, and Li Ling is left in France until her death.
The male and female diplomat has become the biggest laughing stock in the world, and although his former lover has repeatedly told him that he still loves him, the diplomat can no longer love him in the face of a person who has deceived himself for many years and made himself the most ridiculous "lover" in the world.
On June 30, 2009, the protagonist of the event prototype, Shi Peipu (Li Ling in the film), died in Paris, France. The diplomat in the incident, Bursiko (Rennie), once again expressed his unforgivable feelings, and the tenderness of the past has forever become an irresolvable hatred in his heart.
A photo of Bursiko with the sons of the Veers
Later in his life, Bursiko said of himself in an interview: Looking back, I must be a century clown, think about all the things that happened, there is nothing to be proud of.
Throughout the ages, in this world, the legendary story of love has been constantly staged, everything is right and wrong, true or false, only the authorities themselves know. And love and affection, has always been difficult to harvest, only hope that the world can open their eyes: understand their own hearts, see the people they love!