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Stories from a Chinese Studio episode three: M Butterfly
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M Butterfly is quite a story. The fictional play takes its premise from news of the real life imprisonment of male French diplomat Bernard Boursicot for treason for passing along confidential documents to his lover, after it was revealed that he was unaware that the Chinese woman he had a decades-long affair with was in fact a man, a Chinese spy, also renowned Peking Opera performer named Shi Pei Pu.
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Manage episode 304455349 series 2993773
M Butterfly is quite a story. The fictional play takes its premise from news of the real life imprisonment of male French diplomat Bernard Boursicot for treason for passing along confidential documents to his lover, after it was revealed that he was unaware that the Chinese woman he had a decades-long affair with was in fact a man, a Chinese spy, also renowned Peking Opera performer named Shi Pei Pu.
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