The Bride

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The Bride (1985)

PG-13 1985-08-16 (US) Drama, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction 1h 54m

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A woman born of electricity. A man driven by obsession.

Overview

Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed with Eva, and tries to make her a perfect victorian woman.

Franc Roddam

Director
Mary Shelley

Novel
Lloyd Fonvielle

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Sting

Frankenstein
Jennifer Beals

Eva
Anthony Higgins

Clerval
Clancy Brown

Viktor
David Rappaport

Rinaldo
Geraldine Page

Mrs. Baumann
Cary Elwes

Josef
Timothy Spall

Paulus
Alexei Sayle

Magar
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on February 14, 2024

A fairy tale version of the Frankenstein yarn with Sting and Jennifer Beals

In Geneva of the early 1800s, Baron Frankenstein (Sting) intends on making a bride for the ‘monster’ he created. While the monster (Clancy Brown) wanders the heart of Europe with a dwarf (David Rappaport), the lovely female creature (Beals) is educated at Castle Frankenstein and is intrigued by a noble captain (Cary Elwes), which doesn’t sit well with her creator.

“The Bride” (1985) combines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with “The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) and the tone of Hammer films, such as "Vampire Cir... read the rest.

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