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]

  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.