Bride of the Wind

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Bride of the Wind

R,

2001,

1h 39m,

Drama/

Biography

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11%

63 Reviews

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38%

1,000+ Ratings

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11%

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63 Reviews

38%

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1,000+ Ratings

Every generation has its muse. In Ancient Greece, there was Helen of Troy; the Renaissance had the Mona Lisa; and in early 1900s Vienna, there was Alma Schindler, a bright and sensual young musician who aroused the passions of many. Alma married, in succession, Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel, and she had liaisons with others. The works of some of these European artists changed the world -- yet, it was she who ultimately changed each of them.

Critics Consensus

Bride of the Wind drags for its length, and Alma, rather than being the proto-feminist the film wants her to be, comes across more as a dilettante of mediocre talent.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Apr 7, 2009

Alma Mahler is flirting again.

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Marrit Ingman

Austin Chronicle

Mar 10, 2003

2/5

Beresford and his screenwriter, Marilyn Levy, have a wealth of compelling material at their disposal. But somehow the film doesn't quite cohere.

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Mar 19, 2002

2/4

An often silly and oddly tepid biopic from director Bruce Beresford.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Dec 5, 2004

2.5/5

Sarah Wynter doesn't quite have the chops, Bruce Beresford doesn't quite have the heart, and the audience probably doesn't have anywhere near the level of interest.

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

May 23, 2004

4/5

Never successfully answers what Alma Schindler had that drew composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius, writer Franz Werfel, and painter Oskar Kokoschka to her.

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Jean Lowerison

San Diego Metropolitan

Oct 21, 2002

Beresford has picked a terrific cast to tell this story.

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Abraham S

Jun 28, 2017

Although it has great production values, set, and costumes, as well as a fairly decent cast, Sarah Wynter makes a rather boring Alma, a character who should be full of life and passion, and the script is bland as well, when the famous persons who are the characters were full romantic and eccentric quirks in real life.

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Bruce Beresford

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Sarah Wynter

Alma Mahler

Jonathan Pryce

Gustav Mahler

Vincent Perez

Oskar Kokoschka

Simon Verhoeven

Walter Gropius

Gregor Seberg

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Synopsis

Every generation has its muse. In Ancient Greece, there was Helen of Troy; the Renaissance had the Mona Lisa; and in early 1900s Vienna, there was Alma Schindler, a bright and sensual young musician who aroused the passions of many. Alma married, in succession, Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel, and she had liaisons with others. The works of some of these European artists changed the world -- yet, it was she who ultimately changed each of them.

Director: Bruce Beresford
Producer: Lawrence Levy, Evzen Kolar
Screenwriter: Marilyn Levy
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Firelight Films, Total Film Group
Rating: R (Sexuality|Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $419.4K
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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