Menage Moderne de Madame Butterfly (1920)
1920 stag film from France. It is notable for being the earliest surviving adult film to incorporate bisexual and homosexual intercourse. The plot is loosely based on the opera Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini. Barnard Natan is credited as director and producer. 16mm, B&W, silent. Includes an erotic cartoon after the film, entitled "The Cartoon."
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