The Bride (film)

Infobox Film | name = The Bride


caption = film poster for "The Bride".
director = Franc Roddam
producer = Keith Addis
Victor Drai
Lloyd Fonvielle
Chris Kenny
writer = Mary Shelley (novel Frankenstein)
Lloyd Fonvielle
starring = Sting
Jennifer Beals
Anthony Higgins
Clancy Brown
music = Maurice Jarre
cinematography = Stephen H. Burum
editing = Michael Ellis
distributor = Sony Pictures
released = August 16, 1985
runtime = 118 min.
country = United Kingdom
United States
language = English
amg_id = 1:7084
imdb_id = 0088851

"The Bride" is an adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", released in 1985 and directed by Franc Roddam. The film stars Sting as Baron Charles Frankenstein and Jennifer Beals as Eva, a woman he creates in the same fashion as his infamous monster. "The Bride" grossed $3,558,669 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088851/business] .

Plot summary

The film begins with Baron Charles Frankenstein, his monster (Clancy Brown), Dr. Zalhus (Quentin Crisp), and his assistant Paulus (Timothy Spall) creating a female mate named Eva for the monster. Eva is physically identical to a human and lacking the deformities of the monster. As such, she is revolted by the monster and rejects him. This causes the monster to fly into a rage and destroy Frankenstein's laboratory. Frankenstein, believing himself and Eva to be the only survivors, flees with her back to Castle Frankenstein. There he falls in love with her and pursues the goal of making her a perfect human mate.

The monster, having survived, wanders into the countryside where he befriends a dwarf, Rinaldo (David Rappaport). They become involved with a circus owner who eventually kills Rinaldo, causing the monster to sink into a state of deep sorrow and rage. He decides to return to Castle Frankenstein to retrieve his mate. At this time, Eva discovers that she shares a psychic link with the monster. She rejects the Baron as the monster is returning to the castle to rescue her. In the film's ending, the Baron falls to his death, and the monster and Eva reunite with each other and head off to Venice.

Cast

Literature and film references

* Frankstein's full name in the film is Baron Charles Frankenstein, unlike Mary Shelley's Victor Frankenstein.
* The monster in the film is given a name, Viktor, while the Shelley's monster was nameless.
* The dwarf in the film is named Rinaldo, also the name of blacklisted "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" screenwriter Frederic I. Rinaldo.

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