Bride of the Orient (1989)
"Gekauftes Glück" (original title)

After the death of his mother, farmer Windleter feels very lonely on his small mountain farm in Switzerland. Chances to find a wife in the small village are nil - a life with him would mean... See full summary »

Director:

Urs Odermatt

Writer:

Urs Odermatt

Stars:

Wolfram Berger, Arunotai Jitreekan, Werner Herzog

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wolfram Berger	...	Windleter
Arunotai Jitreekan	...	Thailänderin
Werner Herzog	...	Gemeindeschreiber Businger
Mathias Gnädinger	...	'Hirschen'-Wirt
Günter Meisner	...	Pfarrer Barmettler
Marie-Thérèse Mäder	...	Jeannine, die Bäckerstochter
Annamirl Bierbichler	...	Vreneli
Helen Vita	...	Ehevermittlerin
Michael Gempart	...	Pöstler
Jan Kadlec	...	Boris, Mädchenhändler
Daniela Tallarico	...	Tamara
Josef Odermatt	...	Cousin
Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez	...	Faden-Kari
Nina Ackermann	...	Dörflerin
Bernhard Landau	...	Standesbeamter

Storyline

After the death of his mother, farmer Windleter feels very lonely on his small mountain farm in Switzerland. Chances to find a wife in the small village are nil - a life with him would mean hard work seven days a week. So he finally "orders" a young woman from Thailand, who grew up on a farm herself, and marries her right away, although she doesn't speak a word of German. Slowly they start to grow together - but his village neighbors won't accept her and treat her like a dirty whore.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | switzerland | love | language barrier | mail order bride | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Switzerland West Germany

Language:

Swiss German German

Release Date:

2 March 1989 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Bride of the Orient

Filming Locations:

Isenthal, Kanton Uri, Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balance Film GmbH, Cinéfilm AG, Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

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