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Bride of the Wind is a 2001 period drama directed by Academy Award –nominee Bruce Beresford and written by first-time screenwriter Marilyn Levy. Loosely based on the life of Alma Mahler, Bride of the Wind recounts Alma's marriage to the composer Gustav Mahler and her romantic liaisons.
Jan 4, 2002 · Bride of the Wind: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Sarah Wynter, Jonathan Pryce, Vincent Perez, Simon Verhoeven. This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.
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The Bride of the Wind (Die Windsbraut), also called The Tempest, is a 1913–1914 painting by Oskar Kokoschka. The oil on canvas work is housed in the Kunstmuseum Basel. Kokoschka's best known work, it is an allegorical picture featuring a self-portrait by the artist, lying alongside his lover Alma Mahler.
Jun 22, 2001 · Roger Ebert pans the 2001 film "Bride of the Wind" as one of the worst biopics he has ever seen, criticizing its overwrought, boring and laughable tone. He mocks the dialogue, the acting and the historical inaccuracies of the movie, which depicts Alma Mahler's affairs with famous men.
Bride of the Wind drags for its length, and Alma, rather than being the proto-feminist the film wants her to be, comes across more as a dilettante of mediocre talent. Read Critics...
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A biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka. The film follows her musical and romantic adventures in Vienna and elsewhere.
Bride of the Wind is a 2001 period drama directed by Academy Award-nominee Bruce Beresford and written by first-time screenwriter Marilyn Levy. Loosely based on the life of Alma Mahler, Bride of the Wind recounts Alma's marriage to famed composer Gustav Mahler and her romantic exploits.
