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The Bride Wore Black (French: La Mariée était en noir; literally, "The Bride was in black") is a 1968 French drama thriller film directed by François Truffaut and based on the novel of the same name by William Irish, a pseudonym for Cornell Woolrich.
Based on the novel by Cornell Woorich, The Bride Wore Black(1967) is a sad story that has an Edgar Allen Poe quality to it. Jeanne Moreau tops her performance from Jules & Jim(1961) with her role as the death obsessed Julie Kohler.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- François Truffaut
- 1968-06-25
Made during the period of François Truffaut’s fascination with Alfred Hitchcock, the French auteur’s La mariée était en noir (The Bride Wore Black, 1968) looks to the master of suspense for inspiration whilst showcasing Truffaut’s interests, including casting the iconic Jeanne Moreau as the titular ‘bride’, Julie Kohler.
Jan 7, 2022 · In our Autumn 1968 issue, Penelope Houston compared The Bride Wore Black and Targets to the work of Alfred Hitchcock – and Bogdanovich lamented the cuts made to the English version of his film.
3 min read. Francois Truffaut’s “The Bride Wore Black” is intended, he tells us, as homage to Alfred Hitchcock. As homage, it succeeds. As Hitchcock, it doesn’t quite. What a relief. Truffaut is a master in his own right. His best films (“ Jules and Jim,” “ The 400 Blows “) have been personal.
Sep 10, 2012 · Truffaut has stated that this elegant detective thriller, based (like his Mississippi Mermaid) on a novel by Cornell Woolrich, was an attempt to reconcile his two cinematic idols, Alfred...
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The Bride Wore Black begins on a real dark note, with our protagonist being prevented from commiting suicide by her mother before finding a new raison d'etre in her mission for vengeance. The film is basically structured in five parts; each building to a murder while fleshing…. Review by Patrick ★★★½ 4.
