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How The Bride!’s Hair and Makeup Paid Homage to the Original Without Copy-and-Pasting

Director Maggie Gyllenhaal shares how she adapted the bride's iconic look to reclaim the character's voice—both visually and figuratively.
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 groundwork for the modern horror genre ...
The New York Times

The Many Brides of Frankenstein

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” imagines an empowered mate for the monster. We look back at other memorable cinematic versions. By Robert Ito For Maggie Gyllenhaal, the director, writer, and ...