Bride of the Wind

Bride of the Wind is a 2001 period drama directed by Academy Award-nominee Bruce Beresford and written by first-time screenwriter Marilyn Levy. Loosely based on the life of Alma Mahler, Bride of the Wind recounts Alma's marriage to the composer Gustav Mahler and her romantic liaisons. The title of the film alludes to a painting by Oskar Kokoschka named Die Windsbraut, literally meaning The Bride of the Wind, though often translated as The Tempest. The artist dedicated this painting to Alma Mahler.

Bride of the Wind
Film poster
Directed byBruce Beresford
Produced byMargit Bimler
Gerald Green
Frank Hübner
Evzen Kolar
Lawrence Levy
Written byMarilyn Levy
StarringSarah Wynter
Jonathan Pryce
Vincent Perez
Simon Verhoeven
Music byStephen Endelman
CinematographyPeter James
Edited byTimothy Wellburn
Distributed byParamount Classics
Release date
  • 8 June 2001 (2001-06-08) (US)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Germany
Austria
LanguageEnglish
Box office$419,414

The film received negative reviews from critics and did poorly at the box office.

Poster Art

The film poster artwork depicts Alma reclining on a chaise longue attended by a lover, with a field of flowers in the background. Alma's dress, her hair, the chaise, the field of flowers and even the air are replete with many of the stylistic elements of paintings by Gustav Klimt.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 11% based on reviews from 64 critics.[1] On Metacritic the film has a score of 35% based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[2]

References
  1. "Bride of the Wind (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Bride of the Wind". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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