The Butterfly Room (2012)

Interesting facts

The Butterfly Room is a 2012 American-Italian thriller-horror film directed by Jonathan Zarantonello. It is based on Zarantonello's novel Alice dalle 4 alle 5. The film won the Denis-de-Rougemont Youth Award at the 2012 Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. The storyline revolves around Ann, a reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady who develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious young girl, years after destroying the relationship with her daughter Dorothy. Ray Wise, Adrienne King, Camille Keaton, and P.J. Soles also make appearances, as well as James Karen in his final film role; Karen died six years after the film's release.

Production

Langenkamp was approached to play the role of Dorothy while attending a horror convention when Zarantonello gave her a script for the film. Impressed after reading it, she ultimately signed on to the film and described shooting it as a positive experience.

In an interview with Dread Central, when asked about the conception of the film Zarantonello stated:

"Well, the idea [for the movie] was to portray a mother and to make it as universal as possible. For example, there is a line in the movie that says, 'It was so much better when you were younger; you were so much cuter when you were a kid.' And this is a line that Barbara says and that all the ladies in the movie say.

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