The Robber Bride (2007)

The facts: journalist Zenia Arden is missing, her abandoned car is found with three pints of her blood splattered inside, and one of her fingers severed from her body is found close to the ... See full summary »

Director:

David Evans

Writers:

Margaret Atwood (based on the novel by), Tassie Cameron

Stars:

Mary-Louise Parker, Shawn Doyle, Susan Lynch

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Zenia Arden
Shawn Doyle	...	John Grismer
Susan Lynch	...	Charis White
Wendy Crewson	...	Roz Andrews
Amanda Root	...	Tony Fremont
Greg Bryk	...	Henry Kelly
Tatiana Maslany	...	Augusta
Jennifer Podemski	...	Juanita
Conrad Pla	...	Sgt. Parker
Spike Adamson	...	Diver
Jenn E. Young	...	Receptionist
Diana Pavlovská	...	Alice (as Diana Pavlovska)
Olivier L'Ecuyer	...	Hotel Clerk
Matt Baram	...	Lawyer
Joe MacLeod	...	Absinthe Bartender

Storyline

The facts: journalist Zenia Arden is missing, her abandoned car is found with three pints of her blood splattered inside, and one of her fingers severed from her body is found close to the car. From these facts, the authorities believe there is no way she could have survived what looks to be a brutal slaying. Henry Kelly, her police officer secret boyfriend, believes he will be implicated as the murderer. Henry goes to his old friend John Grismer, an ex-police officer now insurance investigator, to help him uncover what happened to Zenia. In his search for the truth, John finds that Zenia's three supposedly closest friends - magazine editor Roz Andrews, university history professor Tony Fremont and yoga instructor Charis White - are all less than sad at Zenia's death, their lack of remorse which they are open about when questioned by John. Apparently, Zenia came unexpectedly and independently into each of their lives, made it great for a while before she did something intentionally to...

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Plot Keywords:

police | blood | cop | yoga | police officer | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Noiva Ladra

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaftesbury Films, WTTV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 89 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)

User Reviews

TV movie turns Margaret Atwood's comic novel into comic thriller

Margaret Atwood novels have not fared well as movies because she is far more interested in ideas than stories. The Handmaid's Tale had such powerful ideas it wasn't surprising the movie version disappointed. I'm not sure if Atwood was trying to write a comic novel when she wrote Robber Bride or trying to get as close as she could to a mystery novel. As with so many of her efforts, she wasn't successful at either, but the quality of her work makes reading her worthwhile anyway. CBC was pretty daring even to try to turn the novel into a TV movie. They chose the easy way out and turned it into a comic thriller. It works as well as other comic thrillers, better than the recent CTV adaptations of detective novels. It is the acting by Mary-Louise Parker, Amanda Root and others which earned it an above-average rating for me. Maybe with more money they could have turned it into a good cinema film.