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The Bride of Frankenstein: Then vs. Now

(Photos © Screen Archives/Getty Images; Warner Bros.) The Frankenstein creative universe spans across centuries since the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In ‘Bride of Frankenstein,’ the Monster’s Wife Never Speaks. Now, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ Gives the Iconic Character a Voice

Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the ...
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‘The Bride!’ is a chaotic pursuit on the forgotten side of Frankenstein

Instead of centering on the monster’s suffering, director Maggie Gyllenhaal provokes questions about the woman created for ...

The Bride! Review: A Beautiful Abomination

Never mind spare body parts. In Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, our eponymous newlywed is composed of three entirely separate ...

Feminist Frankenstein: Review of the Bride!

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s invigoratingly loopy new horror comedy The Bride! overcomes preachiness with sheer stylishness. Although ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal Says ‘The Bride!’ Can’t Forgo “The Major Issue” Of Consent: “What About Her?”

Through her reimagined take on the iconic Frankenstein bride character, Maggie Gyllenhaal says the upcoming horror/sci-fi ...

'The Bride!' Review: Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley’s Weird, Wild Romance Is the Boldest 'Frankenstein' Adaptation Yet

The Bride!, starring Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley, is a wild, unique adaptation that breathes new life into this story.

‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Get Their Freak on in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bludgeoning Feminist Frankenstein Spin

Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening and Jake Gyllenhaal also appear in this punk-rock exhumation of a character ...

The saucy, bohemian life of the original Bride of Frankenstein

In 1935, Universal Pictures hyped Bride of Frankenstein by making a mystery out of the Monster’s Mate. “Who will be the Bride of Frankenstein? Who will dare?” asked Universal’s publicity machine, ...