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Nyfes

  • 20042004
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.8K
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POPULARITY
36,472
2,490
Nyfes (2004)
DramaRomance
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 ... Read allSet 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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
36,472
2,490
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    • Director
      • Pantelis Voulgaris
    • Writer
      • Ioanna Karystiani
    • Stars
      • Damian Lewis
      • Victoria Haralabidou
      • Andréa Ferréol
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Pantelis Voulgaris
    • Writer
      • Ioanna Karystiani
    • Stars
      • Damian Lewis
      • Victoria Haralabidou
      • Andréa Ferréol
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    • 23User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations

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    Evi Saoulidou in Nyfes (2004)
    Victoria Haralabidou in Nyfes (2004)
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    Victoria Haralabidou in Nyfes (2004)
    Damian Lewis in Nyfes (2004)
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    Damian Lewis
    Damian Lewis
    • Norman Harris
    Victoria Haralabidou
    Victoria Haralabidou
    • Niki Douka
    Andréa Ferréol
    Andréa Ferréol
    • Emine
    Evi Saoulidou
    Evi Saoulidou
    • Haro
    Dimitris Katalifos
    Dimitris Katalifos
    • Captain
    Eirini Inglesi
    Eirini Inglesi
    • Ms. Kardaki
    • (as Irene Iglessi)
    Evelina Papoulia
    Evelina Papoulia
    • Marion Gibson
    Steven Berkoff
    Steven Berkoff
    • Karabulat
    Apostolis Totsikas
    Apostolis Totsikas
    • Nikolas
    Elizaveta Kuznetsova
    Elizaveta Kuznetsova
    • Olga
    • (as Liza Kouznetsova)
    Eleni Roussinou
    Eleni Roussinou
    • Yelena
    Yorgos Makris
    Yorgos Makris
    • Prodromos
    • (as Giorgos Makris)
    Olga Damani
    Olga Damani
    • Niki's Mother
    Evangelia Adreadaki
    Evangelia Adreadaki
    • Niki's Godmother
    • (as Vangelio Andreadaki)
    Yannis Totsikas
    Yannis Totsikas
    • Haro's Grandfather
    Stavros Kalaroglou
    Stavros Kalaroglou
    • Haro's Father
    Giannis Fakis
    Giannis Fakis
    • Niki's Uncle
    Kostas Sommer
    Kostas Sommer
    • Kostas
    • Director
      • Pantelis Voulgaris
    • Writer
      • Ioanna Karystiani
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The movie sold 700,000 tickets. It came in 1st out of 16 movies.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Norman Harris: Where are you from?

      Niki Douka: I am from a place I will never see again.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Konstantinou kai Elenis: Oi magisses tou Amarousiou (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Klemmena filia
      Written by Stamatis Spanoudakis

      Performed by Irontina

    User reviews23

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    Top review
    8/10
    Mail Order Brides
    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 (Foteini Kontoudaki) returns from the United States to Samothrace, Greece, since she has not adapted to the life in America. Her sister Niki Douka (Victoria Haralabidou) is assigned as her replacement and travels aboard the SS King Alexander to New York to marry the Greek immigrant Prodromos (Giorgos Makris) 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 (Steven Berkoff) from Georgia with the Russian brides. She also falls in love with the American photographer Norman Harris (Damian Lewis) from Detroit. But Nikki is committed with Prodromos and she knows the consequence with her family in Samothrace if she runs away with Norman.

    "Nyfes" is a beautiful and melancholic romance about the mail order brides from the East that come to the United States to marry unknown immigrants that they know only by pictures provided by the agencies. The sacrifice of the lead character Nikki is heartbreaking and she is aware of her duty with her unknown husband-to-be. The direction and cinematography are top-notch and the art direction is rich in details. Despite the unknown cast, the performances are excellent. I bought this DVD many years ago and only yesterday I saw this great movie, and I regret a lot. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Noivas" ("Brides")
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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2004 (Greece)
    • Countries of origin
      • Greece
      • United States
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Greece)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
      • Russian
      • Turkish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Brides
    • Filming locations
      • Andros, Greece
    • Production companies
      • Cappa Defina Productions
      • K.G. Productions
      • Alco Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,000,509
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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