The Bride (2015 Spanish film)

This article is about the 2015 Spanish drama film. For the Taiwanese horror film released the same year, see The Bride (2015 Taiwanese film).

The Bride
Original theatrical release poster
Spanish	La novia
Directed by	Paula Ortiz
Written by	Paula Ortiz Javier García Arredondo
Based on	Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca
Starring	Inma Cuesta Álex García Asier Etxeandia Luisa Gavasa Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Consuelo Trujillo Leticia Dolera Manuela Vellés Verónica Moral María Alfonso Rosso
Cinematography	Migue Amoedo
Edited by	Javier García
Music by	Shigeru Umebayashi
Production companies	Get In The Picture Productions Mantar Film Rec Films Cine Chromatix KG
Release dates	23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) (San Sebastián) 11 December 2015 (2015-12-11) (Spain)
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	Spain Turkey Germany
Language	Spanish
Box office	$1.7 million[1]

The Bride (Spanish: La novia) is a 2015 drama film directed by Paula Ortiz which stars Inma Cuesta, Álex García and Asier Etxeandia. The screenplay is based on Blood Wedding, the 1933 tragedy by Federico García Lorca. It was screened in the Zabaltegi section of the 2015 San Sebastián International Film Festival.^[2] It was also named as one of three films that could be chosen as the Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.^[3][4]

Plot

Leonardo, The Groom and The Bride have been an inseparable triangle since they were children, but Leonardo and The Bride possess an invisible, ferocious, unbreakable thread. The years go by and she, in anguish, is getting prepared for her wedding with The Groom in the middle of the white desert where she lives with her father. The day before the ceremony, a beggar knocks on her door and offers her a present and a piece of advice: "Don't get married if you don't love him", while she gives her two crystal daggers. The Bride's body shudders.

Cast

• Inma Cuesta as la novia ('the Bride')
• Asier Etxeandia as el novio ('the Groom')
• Álex García as Leonardo
• Luisa Gavasa as madre ('mother')
• Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa as padre ('father')
• Ana Fernández as vecina ('neighbour')
• Consuelo Trujillo as criada ('maid')
• Leticia Dolera as mujer de Leonardo ('Leonardo's wife')
• María Alfonsa Rosso as mendiga ('beggar')
• Manuela Vellés as muchacha 1 ('young girl 1')
• Verónica Moral^[5]
• Mariana Cordero as suegra ('mother-in-law')
• Pedro Rebollo as cura
• Laura Gómez-Lacueva as chica

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2016	3rd Feroz Awards	Best Drama Film		Won
		Best Director	Paula Ortiz	Won
		Best Screenplay	Paula Ortiz, Javier García Arredondo	Nominated
		Best Main Actress	Inma Cuesta	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Luisa Gavasa	Won
		Best Original Soundtrack	Shigeru Umebayashi	Won
		Best Trailer		Won
		Best Film Poster		Nominated
	30th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated
		Best Director	Paula Ortiz	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Paula Ortiz, Javier García Arredondo	Nominated
		Best Actor	Asier Etxeandia	Nominated
		Best Actress	Inma Cuesta	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Luisa Gavasa	Won
		Best New Actor	Álex García	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Miguel Ángel Amoedo	Won
		Best Art Direction	Jesús Bosqued Maté and Pilar Quintana	Nominated
		Best Sound	Clemens Grulich, César Molina and Ignacio Arenas	Nominated
		Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Esther Guillem and Pilar Guillem	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Shigeru Umebayashi	Nominated
	25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Leading Role	Inma Cuesta	Won	[6][7]
		Best Film Actor in a Leading Role	Asier Etxeandia	Nominated
		Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role	Luisa Gavasa	Won
		Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role	Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa	Nominated
		Best Film Actress in a Minor Role	Ana Fernández	Won
			María Alfonsa Rosso	Nominated

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2015

References

1. "La Novia (The Bride)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
2. "'The Bride' ('La novia'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
3. "El olivo, Julieta y La novia, camino a Hollywood". La Academia. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
4. De Pablos, Emiliano (20 August 2016). "Bollain's 'Olive Tree,' Almodovar's 'Julieta,' Ortiz's 'Bride' On Spain's Oscar Short-List". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
5. "'La Novia', la grandeza de Lorca". Espinof. 7 December 2015.
6. "'La novia' y 'Vis a Vis' arrasan en las nominaciones de los XXV Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices". La Vanguardia. 10 February 2016.
7. "'La novia', 'B, la película', 'La piedra oscura' y 'Vis a vis' triunfan en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 15 March 2016.

External links

• La novia at IMDb