The Bride of Frankenstein
Film193575 min

The Bride of Frankenstein

Taste attributes: dramahorrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"The monster demands a mate!"

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is inventive, unsavoury and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Bride of Frankenstein begins where James Whale's Frankenstein from 1931 ended. Dr. Frankenstein has not been killed as previously portrayed and now he wants to get away from the mad experiments. Yet when his wife is kidnapped by his creation, Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new monster, this time a woman.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Boris KarloffColin CliveValerie HobsonErnest ThesigerElsa Lanchester

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1935
Runtime
75 min
Status
Released
Studio
Universal Pictures
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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