The Bride (2015 Spanish film)

This article is about the 2015 Spanish drama film. For the Taiwanese horror film released the same year, see The Bride (2015 Taiwanese film).
The Bride
Original theatrical release poster
SpanishLa novia
Directed byPaula Ortiz
Written by
  • Paula Ortiz
  • Javier García Arredondo
Based onBlood Wedding
by Federico García Lorca
Starring
CinematographyMigue Amoedo
Edited byJavier García
Music byShigeru Umebayashi
Production
companies
  • Get In The Picture Productions
  • Mantar Film
  • Rec Films
  • Cine Chromatix KG
Release dates
  • 23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) (San Sebastián)
  • 11 December 2015 (2015-12-11) (Spain)
Running time
93 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Germany
LanguageSpanish
Box office$1.7 million[1]

The Bride (Spanish: La novia) is a 2015 drama film directed by Paula Ortiz which stars Inma Cuesta, Álex García and Asier Etxeandia. The screenplay is based on Blood Wedding, the 1933 tragedy by Federico García Lorca. It was screened in the Zabaltegi section of the 2015 San Sebastián International Film Festival.[2] It was also named as one of three films that could be chosen as the Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.[3][4]

Plot

Leonardo, The Groom and The Bride have been an inseparable triangle since they were children, but Leonardo and The Bride possess an invisible, ferocious, unbreakable thread. The years go by and she, in anguish, is getting prepared for her wedding with The Groom in the middle of the white desert where she lives with her father. The day before the ceremony, a beggar knocks on her door and offers her a present and a piece of advice: "Don't get married if you don't love him", while she gives her two crystal daggers. The Bride's body shudders.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2016 3rd Feroz Awards Best Drama Film Won
Best Director Paula Ortiz Won
Best Screenplay Paula Ortiz, Javier García Arredondo Nominated
Best Main Actress Inma Cuesta Won
Best Supporting Actor Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Luisa Gavasa Won
Best Original Soundtrack Shigeru Umebayashi Won
Best Trailer Won
Best Film Poster Nominated
30th Goya Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Paula Ortiz Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Paula Ortiz, Javier García Arredondo Nominated
Best Actor Asier Etxeandia Nominated
Best Actress Inma Cuesta Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Luisa Gavasa Won
Best New Actor Álex García Nominated
Best Cinematography Miguel Ángel Amoedo Won
Best Art Direction Jesús Bosqued Maté and Pilar Quintana Nominated
Best Sound Clemens Grulich, César Molina and Ignacio Arenas Nominated
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Esther Guillem and Pilar Guillem Nominated
Best Original Score Shigeru Umebayashi Nominated
25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Leading Role Inma Cuesta Won [6][7]
Best Film Actor in a Leading Role Asier Etxeandia Nominated
Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Luisa Gavasa Won
Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Nominated
Best Film Actress in a Minor Role Ana Fernández Won
María Alfonsa Rosso Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "La Novia (The Bride)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ "'The Bride' ('La novia'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ^ "El olivo, Julieta y La novia, camino a Hollywood". La Academia. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (20 August 2016). "Bollain's 'Olive Tree,' Almodovar's 'Julieta,' Ortiz's 'Bride' On Spain's Oscar Short-List". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ^ "'La Novia', la grandeza de Lorca". Espinof. 7 December 2015.
  6. ^ "'La novia' y 'Vis a Vis' arrasan en las nominaciones de los XXV Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices". La Vanguardia. 10 February 2016.
  7. ^ "'La novia', 'B, la película', 'La piedra oscura' y 'Vis a vis' triunfan en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 15 March 2016.