The Bride (2015 film)
The Bride (Spanish: La novia) is a 2015 Spanish drama film directed by Paula Ortiz. 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]
| The Bride | |
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| Spanish: La novia | |
| Directed by | Paula Ortiz |
| Written by | Paula Ortiz Javier García Arredondo |
| Based on | Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca |
| Starring | Inma Cuesta Asier Etxeandia Álex Garcia Luisa Gavasa Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Ana Fernández |
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| Cinematography | Migue Amoedo |
| Edited by | Javier García |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Spain Turkey Germany |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $1.7 million[1] |
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
- Inma Cuesta as La novia (The Bride)
- Asier Etxeandia as El novio (The Groom)
- Álex García as Leonardo
- Luisa Gavasa as Madre (Mother)
- Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa as Padre (Father)
- Ana Fernández as Vecina (Neighbour)
- Consuelo Trujillo as Criada (Maid)
- Leticia Dolera as Mujer de Leonardo (Leonardo's wife)
- María Alfonsa Rosso as Mendiga (Beggar)
- Manuela Vellés as Muchacha 1 (Young girl 1)
- Mariana Cordero as Suegra (Mother-in-law)
Awards and nominations
| Awards | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| III Premios Feroz | Best Drama | Won | |
| Best Director | Paula Ortiz | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Paula Ortiz and 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 and 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 | |
References
- "La Novia (The Bride)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "'The Bride' ('La novia'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- "El olivo, Julieta y La novia, camino a Hollywood". La Academia. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- 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.