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After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".After years of research, the doctor finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Veruschka von Lehndorff
- Countess
- (as Veruschka)
Timothy Spall
- Paulus
- (as Tim Spall)
Andy de la Tour
- Priest
- (as Andrew de la Tour)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaQuentin Crisp (Dr. Zahlus) was a distant cousin of Boris Karloff, who played Frankenstein's Monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939) and Baron Frankenstein in Frankenstein 1970 (1958).
- GoofsEva begins as a corpse, completely smothered in medical fabric, who is brought to life with intense blasts of electricity, and when the bandages are removed, the close-up shot shows her perfectly groomed, with flowing hair, plucked eyebrows, mascaraed eyelashes, and a flawless, gently tanned complexion that is actually richer than Frankenstein's own.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Worst Movies of Summer 1985 (1985)
- SoundtracksEine Kleine Nachtsmusik
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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The lovely young student of Baron Charles Frankenstein tires of his strict tutelage and rebels, unaware she was indeed brought to life by the mad doctor--sewn together from corpses--and that a male counterpart to whom she was intended is roaming the countryside. Director Franc Roddam and screenwriter Lloyd Fonvielle's underrated rethinking of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein" hasn't much intrinsic spirit, though it does have lyrical scenes and interesting performances which qualify it as a fascinating misfire. As the Baron, rock star Sting poses sufficiently and glowers moodily, though he's all on one-note; Jennifer Beals is somewhat better as the Bride--with feminist leanings--and a number of her scenes (such as her first run-in with a cat and her dialogue with a derelict traveler) are quite beguiling. Critically-lambasted film has beauty, but little mystery--it's intriguing without truly being effective. Clancy Brown plays the initial (sympathetic) creation of Frankenstein, and his friendship with happy-go-lucky dwarf David Rappaport is marvelous, though this side-story really belongs to a separate picture (it holds the central action back, and keeps it from blossoming). "The Bride" is surprisingly ambitious and has rather grand moments, but a complete success it is not. **1/2 from ****
- moonspinner55
- Oct 27, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Braut
- Filming locations
- Chateau de Cordes, Orcival, Puy-de-Dôme, France(Frankenstein's Chateau Castle)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,558,669
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,763,277
- Aug 18, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $3,558,669
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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