Bride of the Wind

Bride of the Wind
Film poster
Directed by	Bruce Beresford
Produced by	Margit Bimler Gerald Green Frank Hübner Evzen Kolar Lawrence Levy
Written by	Marilyn Levy
Starring	Sarah Wynter Jonathan Pryce Vincent Perez Simon Verhoeven
Music by	Stephen Endelman
Cinematography	Peter James
Editing by	Timothy Wellburn
Distributed by	Paramount Classics
Release date(s)	June 8, 2001 (U.S.)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom Germany Austria
Language	English
Box office	$419,414

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. The title of the film alludes to a painting by Oskar Kokoschka named "Die Windsbraut", literally meaning "The Bride of the Wind", though often translated as "The Tempest". The artist dedicated this painting to Alma Mahler.

The film met a hostile reception from most critics and did poorly at the box office.

Poster Art

The film poster artwork depicts Alma reclining on a chaise longue attended by a lover, with a field of flowers in the background. Alma's dress, her hair, the chaise, the field of flowers and even the air are replete with many of famed painter Gustav Klimt's stylistic elements.

Cast

• Sarah Wynter as Alma Mahler
• Jonathan Pryce as Gustav Mahler
• Vincent Perez as Oskar Kokoschka
• Simon Verhoeven as Walter Gropius
• Gregor Seberg as Franz Werfel
• August Schmölzer as Gustav Klimt
• Johannes Silberschneider as Alexander von Zemlinsky
• Hans Steunzer as Richard Strauss
• Robert Herzl as Arnold Schoenberg

External links

• Bride of the Wind at the Internet Movie Database
• Bride of the Wind at AllRovi
• Bride of the Wind at Metacritic