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Bride of the Wind (2001) -- This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.

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Director:
Bruce Beresford
Writer:
Marilyn Levy (writer)
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Release Date:
4 January 2002 (South Africa) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Plot:
This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Sarah Wynter ... Alma Mahler

Jonathan Pryce ... Gustav Mahler

Vincent Perez ... Oskar Kokoschka

Simon Verhoeven ... Walter Gropius
Gregor Seberg ... Franz Werfel
Dagmar Schwarz ... Anna Moll
Wolfgang Hübsch ... Karl Moll
August Schmölzer ... Gustav Klimt
Marion Rottenhofer ... Bertha Zuckerland
Sophie Schweighofer ... Anna Mahler (Age 6)

Johannes Silberschneider ... Alexander Zemlinsky
Daniela Dadieu ... Justine Mahler
Brigitte Antonius ... Frau Kokoschka
Johanna Mertinz ... Frau Gropius
Erwin Ebenbauer ... Dr. Alfred Loos
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Windsbraut (Austria)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality and nudity.
Runtime:
USA:99 min
Country:
UK | Germany | Austria
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Canada:A (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Vienna, Austria

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Soundtrack:
Rückert-Lieder: No. 5, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen more

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Beautiful Photography - That's All Folks!, 2 March 2002
Author: settingson from Los Angeles

I went to see the L.A. premiere of this film, in which the director and screenwriter (sic) attended. While looking through the tasteful, elegant, and researched program - I couldn't wait for the theater to darken: A film about 19th Century European Art/Music! Also, I was awaiting the biography of Ms. Mahler.

Afterward, I couldn't believe some people had the gall to get up and commend this film. Although the film is about enlightened artists, this film is so bourgeois - and we never understand the female lead as she bounces from one bed to the next. The film is sumptuous-looking, and the production values are high - but this does not a good film make. The biggest culprit is the superficial and boring screenplay: There is just no depth in either the lead character, or her relationships with others. Barring feminist politics, the script just doesn't have it in the drama department. It's as if someone said, "Gee, if we make a film about Gustav Mahler's trampy wife, and put all these famous artists in it - that'll make a good film!".

Beresford was obviously gathering a mere paycheck, and Levy probably has friends in high places (what else has she written?!).

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