Brides (2004)

Set in 1922, is the story of a mail order bride, one of 700, aboard the SS KING ALEXANDER, who falls in love with an American photographer. She is bound for her new husband, in New York; he is on his way home to a failed marriage.

Director:

Pantelis Voulgaris

Writer:

Ioanna Karystiani (as Ioanna Karistiani)

Stars:

Damian Lewis, Victoria Haralabidou, Andréa Ferréol

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Damian Lewis	...	Norman Harris
Victoria Haralabidou	...	Niki Douka
Andréa Ferréol	...	Emine
Evi Saoulidou	...	Haro
Dimitris Katalifos	...	Captain
Eirini Inglesi	...	Ms. Kardaki (as Irene Iglessi)
Evelina Papoulia	...	Marion Gibson
Steven Berkoff	...	Karabulat
Apostolis Totsikas	...	Nikolas
Elizaveta Kuznetsova	...	Olga (as Liza Kouznetsova)
Eleni Roussinou	...	Yelena
Yorgos Makris	...	Prodromos (as Giorgos Makris)
Olga Damani	...	Niki's Mother
Evangelia Adreadaki	...	Niki's Godmother (as Vangelio Andreadaki)
Yannis Totsikas	...	Haro's Grandfather

Storyline

In 1922, with the Greco-Turkish War and the Russia Civil War, the women from these countries find husband in the United States through correspondence with immigrants. The bride Eleni returns from the United States to Samothrace, Greece, since she has not adapted to the life in America. Her sister Niki Douka is assigned as her replacement and travels aboard the SS King Alexander to New York to marry the Greek immigrant Prodromos in Chicago. Nikki is a hard worker and works sewing along the trip for the passengers and crew. She becomes a leader of the brides and discovers the scheme of the crook Karabulat from Georgia with the Russian brides. She also falls in love with the American photographer Norman Harris from Detroit. But Nikki is committed with Prodromos and she knows the consequence with her family in Samothrace if she runs away with Norman.

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Plot Keywords:

brides | photographer | greek | mail order bride | greek american | 

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Taglines:

It's not a punishment to remember someone you love. The punishment is to forget.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film takes place in 1922.

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Goofs

The ship is sailing from Greece to the United States, at its end, across the Atlantic Ocean: throughout, character's on deck strolls (activities, suicide preparations! etc.) show no - strong, likely open sea evening very cold - wind movement (e.g. on characters' hair or whatever) throughout.

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Quotes

Niki Douka: [in Greek] You have such beautiful eyes.
Norman Harris: What did you say?
Niki Douka: It's smells like it's going to rain.

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Connections

Referenced in Fila ton vatraho sou: Episode #1.24 (2008)

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Soundtracks

Klemmena filia
Written by Stamatis Spanoudakis
Performed by Irontina

User Reviews

Yet another gem of the up and coming Greek cinema!!!!

This is a wonderful film which manages to combine a historical film and romantic tearjerker all in one. The cinematography is nothing short of amazing with beautiful imagery of both the mysterious and oh so distant world of the north eastern regions of Greece and its residents. But it is not only our eyes that are offered such a visual feast as the plot is utterly engaging and the chemistry between the lead characters so immaculate that before long the audience is completely captivated and can not help but submit to the passion and sadness of the two lead characters in the face of unrequited love. A journey rich in cultural elements represented against backdrop of nostalgia, passion and love!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [Greece]

Country:

Greece USA France

Language:

English Greek Russian Turkish Italian

Release Date:

22 October 2004 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Brides

Filming Locations:

Andros, Greece

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,000,509

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cappa Defina Productions, K.G. Productions, Alco Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1