Song Liling in M. Butterfly

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Song Liling in *M. Butterfly* is the enigmatic Chinese opera singer and spy whose complex relationship with a French diplomat explores themes of gender, race, and illusion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ
spy ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn M. Butterfly ⓘ
associatedWorkGenre drama ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
basedOn Shi Pei Pu ⓘ
biologicalSex male ⓘ
centralConflict deception in love and politics ⓘ
createdBy David Henry Hwang ⓘ
culturalContext Cultural Revolution-era China ⓘ
linked to: Cultural Revolution
deceives René Gallimard ⓘ
disguisesAs woman ⓘ
fictionalUniverse M. Butterfly ⓘ
firstAppearance play M. Butterfly ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1988 ⓘ
genderPresentation female ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith René Gallimard ⓘ
inspiredByEvent affair between Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu ⓘ
languageOfCharacter Chinese ⓘ
French ⓘ
laterAdaptedIn film M. Butterfly ⓘ
linked to: M. Butterfly
mediumOfOrigin stage play ⓘ
narrativeRole antagonist ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
nationality Chinese ⓘ
occupation intelligence agent ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ
spy ⓘ
operaSpecialty Peking opera ⓘ
portrayedInFilmBy John Lone ⓘ
portrayedOnStageBy B. D. Wong ⓘ
linked to: BD Wong

Jin Ha ⓘ
romanticPartner René Gallimard ⓘ
settingOfActivity Beijing ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
symbolizes Western fantasies about the East ⓘ
constructed gender identity ⓘ
themeInvolvement gender ⓘ
illusion ⓘ
orientalism ⓘ
power dynamics ⓘ
race ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
worksFor Chinese government ⓘ

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BD Wong → theaterRole → Song Liling in M. Butterfly ⓘ
Barbara Sukowa → notableRole → M. Butterfly (film role) ⓘ
linked to: Song Liling in M. Butterfly
John Lone → portrayed → Song Liling in M. Butterfly (film) ⓘ
linked to: Song Liling in M. Butterfly