The Bride! claims to be the untold story of Frankenstein, but throws Mary Shelley under the bus

The Bride! was born out of a fantasy. "I'm not speaking for Mary Shelley," its writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal recently ...
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 ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jessie Buckley reimagine Frankenstein’s bride

With the release of “The Bride!” we asked scholars, film curators and experts in Mary Shelley’s work why so few women have tackled the Frankenstein story — and the impact that has on how we make sense ...

How Bride of Frankenstein Brought Horror to Life (Before Censorship Killed It) | IGN Flashback Review

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'The Bride!' is a strange, wonderful mess

‘The Bride!” is written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal drawing inspiration from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, which in turn was based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein. The film ...

First Reviews for The Bride! Are In – Is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Monster Movie Worth It?

Discover why critics are divided over Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, featuring Christian Bale’s six-hour makeup ...

The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Stitched Together The Most Fun, Feral And Fantastic Frankenstein Movie Yet

Maggie Gyllenhaal had more to bring to the screen than just a monster movie remake, and it’s impossible to nail down exactly ...