From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride Running time 77 minutes
Country United Kingdom[citation needed]
United States
Language English
Budget $40 million[1]
Box office $117,195,061[2]
Corpse Bride often promoted as Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Bride, Bride,
is a 2005 stop-motion-animated fantasy musical film di-
rected by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton. It is set in a fic-
tional Victorian era village in Europe. Johnny Depp led
an all-star cast as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bon-
ham Carter (for whom the project was specially created)
voiced Emily, the title character. Corpse Bride is the third
stop-motion feature-film produced by Tim Burton (not
including his short film Vincent), the first two being The
Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach.
The film was nominated in the 78th Academy Awards
for Best Animated Feature, but was bested by Wallace &
Theatrical release poster Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. It was shot with a bat-
tery of Canon EOS-1D Mark II digital SLRs, rather than the
Directed by Tim Burton
Mike Johnson 35mm film cameras used for Burton’s previous stop-mo-
tion film The Nightmare Before Christmas.[3]
Produced by Tim Burton
Allison Abbate
Joe Ranft
Derek Frey
Plot
In an unnamed fictional late Victorian Era European vil-
Screenplay by John August lage, possibly in England, Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp),
Caroline Thompson
Pamela Pettler
the son of nouveau riche fish merchants, and Victoria
Everglot (Emily Watson), the neglected daughter of hate-
Starring Johnny Depp ful aristocrats who have lost their money, are preparing
Helena Bonham Carter
for their arranged marriage, which will raise the social
Emily Watson
Tracey Ullman class of Victor’s parents and restore the wealth of Victo-
Paul Whitehouse ria’s. Both have concerns about marrying someone they
Joanna Lumley do not know, but they fall in love when they first meet.
Albert Finney After the shy, clumsy Victor ruins the wedding rehearsal
Music by Danny Elfman and is scolded at by pastor Galswells, he flees and prac-
tices his wedding vows in the nearby forest, placing the
Cinematography Pete Kozachik wedding ring on a nearby upturned tree root.
Editing by Chris Lebenzon The root turns out to be the finger of a dead young
woman clad in a tattered bridal gown, who rises from
Studio Laika Entertainment
the grave claiming that she is now Victor’s wife. Spirited
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures away to the surprisingly festive Land of the Dead, the be-
wildered Victor learns the story of Emily (Helena Bon-
Release date(s) September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) (VIFF)
September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) ham Carter), his new "bride," murdered years ago on the
(United States) night of her secret elopement. Meanwhile, Victoria’s par-
October 13, 2005 (2005-10-13) (United ents hear that Victor has been seen in another woman’s
Kingdom) arms, and become suspicious.
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Wanting to reunite with Victoria, Victor tricks Emily quet to Victoria before exiting the church. As she steps
into taking him back to the Land of the Living by pre- into the moonlight, she transforms into hundreds of but-
tending he wants her to meet his parents. She agrees terflies, presumably finding her eternal rest, as Victor
to this and takes him to see Elder Gutknecht (Michael and Victoria look on.
Gough), the kindly ruler of the underworld, to send him
and Emily temporarily to the Land of the Living. Once
back home, Victor asks Emily to wait in the forest while
Cast
he rushes off to see Victoria and confess his wish to mar- • Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort, a shy and socially
ry her as soon as possible, to which she gladly returns his awkward young man.
feelings. Emily soon arrives and sees the two of them to- • Helena Bonham Carter as Emily, the Corpse Bride, a
gether and, feeling betrayed and hurt, drags Victor back beautiful and charismatic young woman with a
to the Land of the Dead. Victoria tells her parents that passion for music and dance.
Victor has been forcibly wed to a dead woman, but they • Emily Watson as Victoria Everglot, Victor van Dort’s
believe she has lost her mind and lock her up in her bed- sweet-natured, determined fiance.
room. With Victor gone, Victoria’s parents decide to mar- • Tracey Ullman as Nell Van Dort, Victor’s socially
ry her off to a presumably wealthy newcomer in town ambitious mother who holds contempt for her son.
named Lord Barkis Bittern (Richard E. Grant), who ap- Ullman also plays Hildegarde, the elderly, hunch-
peared at the wedding rehearsal, against her will. backed maid of the Everglot household who acts as a
Emily is heartbroken by Victor’s deception, thinking mother figure for Victoria.
he loves Victoria simply because she is alive. Victor, how- • Paul Whitehouse as William Van Dort, Victor’s
ever, apologizes for lying to her, and the two reconcile father; Mayhew, the Van Dorts’ coachman.
while playing a piano together. Shortly after, Victor’s Whitehouse also voices Paul the Head Waiter.
family coachman appears in the afterlife (having recently • Joanna Lumley as Lady Maudeline Everglot,
died) and informs Victor of Victoria’s impending mar- Victoria’s cold, unloving mother.
riage to Lord Barkis. At the same time, Emily learns from • Albert Finney as The Lord Finis Everglot, Victoria’s
Elder Gutknecht that because marriage vows are only grim and indifferent father, and Grandfather
binding until "death do you part" and death already parts Everglot, Finis’ deceased grandfather.
them, her supposed marriage to Victor was never valid. • Richard E. Grant as Lord Barkis Bittern, a charming
In order for their marriage to become valid, Victor must but cowardly and psychopathic con-artist.
repeat his vows in the Land Of The Living and drink poi- • Christopher Lee as Pastor Gallswells, a haughty and
son- thus joining her in death. Overhearing this, and fret- attention-seeking priest who is hired to conduct
ting about having lost his chance with Victoria, Victor Victor and Victoria’s marriage.
agrees to die for Emily. All of the dead go "upstairs" to • Michael Gough as Elder Gutknecht, an ancient and
the Land of the Living to perform the wedding ceremony rickety skeleton.
for Victor and Emily. Upon their arrival, the town erupts • Jane Horrocks as The Black Widow, an affable black
into a temporary panic until every living recognizes each widow spider seamstress, and Mrs. Plum, the
other’s loved ones from the dead and they have a joyous deceased, proprietress of the Ball and Socket Pub.
reunion under the bizarre circumstances. • Enn Reitel as Maggot, a sarcastic, green maggot who
After a quarrel with Lord Barkis -and realizing he was lives inside Emily’s head and acts as her conscience,
only after her supposed money- Victoria follows the pro- and The Town Crier. A parody of Peter Lorre.
cession of dead to the church. As Victor prepares to drink • Deep Roy as General Bonesapart, a dwarfish skeleton
the cup of poison to kill himself, Emily notices Victoria in a military uniform with a sword stuck in his chest.
and has second thoughts, realizing that she is denying He is a parody of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Victoria her chance at happiness the same way it was • Danny Elfman as Bonejangles, a vivacious, one-eyed,
stolen from her. Lord Barkis interrupts them, and Emily singing skeleton. Modeled loosely on Sammy Davis
recognizes him as her former fiance - who is revealed to Jr. due to his having one eye (Sammy had a glass eye)
be the one who murdered her for her dowry. Lord Barkis and an exaggerated underbite.
tries to kidnap Victoria at sword point, but Victor stops • Stephen Ballantyne as Emil, the Everglots’ long-
him and the two men duel. Emily intercedes to save Vic- suffering butler.
tor, and Lord Barkis mockingly proposes a toast to Emily
claiming she’s "always the bridesmaid, never the bride!",
accidentally drinking the cup of poison. The dead (now
Origins
able to intercede as he’s dead) drag the "new arrival" The film is based upon Jewish folklore with a similar
away to the Land of the Dead. plot.[4]
Emily sets Victor free of his vow to marry her, giving One version of the legend is included in the Shivkhey
the wedding ring back to Victor and her wedding bou- HoAri, the biographical collection of mystical stories
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about a renowned kabbalist, Rabbi Yitzchak Luria Ashke- [7] "Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride". Chicago Sun-Times.
nazi. There, someone jokingly put a ring on a finger stick- http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/
ing from the ground and pronounced the formal be- article?AID=/20050922/REVIEWS/50921002/1023.
trothal phrase, thus unwillingly becoming married to a [8] AFI’s 10 Top 10 Ballot
woman from an underworld who subsequently came to
claim him as a husband. The case was brought in front of
the Arizal, who ruled that since the man did not willingly
External links
perform the betrothal he was not bound by the marriage, • Official website
but to be sure that the woman should remain free to mar- • Corpse Bride at the Internet Movie Database
ry one of her kind, the man had to give her a formal di- • Corpse Bride at AllRovi
vorce according to the Jewish law.[5][6] • Corpse Bride at Box Office Mojo
• Corpse Bride at Rotten Tomatoes
• Corpse Bride at Metacritic
Release bg:Булката труп
The film was a financial success, grossing $53,359,111 do- ca:La núvia cadàver cs:Mrtvá nevěsta Tima Burtona
mestically and $117,195,061 worldwide. It was also met cy:Corpse Bride da:Corpse Bride de:Corpse Bride –
with a positive reaction from critics. Rotten Tomatoes re- Hochzeit mit einer Leiche es:Corpse Bride eo:Corpse
ported 84% of their critics gave the film a positive re- Bride (filmo) fa: عروس مردهfr:Les Noces funèbres ga:Corpse
view. The film also maintains a nearly identical 83/100 Bride gd:Corpse Bride gl:Corpse Bride id:Corpse Bride
rating from Metacritic. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun- is:Líkbrúðurin it:La sposa cadavere he: חתונת הרפאיםhu:A
Times awarded the film three stars out of four, praising halott menyasszony mk:Мртвата невеста nl:Corpse
the voice acting and animation, stating that it is not a Bride ja:ティム・バートンのコープスブライド
"macabre horror story as the title suggests", and calling no:Corpse Bride pl:Gnijąca panna młoda Tima Burtona
the film a "sweet and visually lovely tale of love lost". [7] pt:Corpse Bride ru:Труп невесты sr:Мртва невеста
The film was nominated for AFI’s 10 Top 10 in the fi:Corpse Bride sv:Corpse Bride th:???????????? tr:Ölü
"Animation" genre.[8] Gelin uk:Труп нареченої (мультфільм) zh:怪誕屍新娘
See also
• List of animated feature films
• List of stop-motion films
References
[1] Bowles, Scott (2005-09-27). "Stop-motion coaxes
’Corpse Bride,’ ’Gromit’ to life". Usatoday.Com.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/
2005-09-27-stop-motion_x.htm. Retrieved
2011-03-01.
[2] "Corpse Bride (2005) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office
Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/
?id=corpsebride.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
[3] "Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride "filmed" with EOS-1D
Mark II’s", Rob Galbraith.com, September 14, 2005
[4] "Corpse Bride - About the DVD: Inspiration".
http://corpsebridemovie.warnerbros.com/
dvd.html.
[5] " ."שבחי האר"יhttp://hebrewbooks.org/
pdfpager.aspx?req=3765&st=&pgnum=11.
[6] "Burton’s ‘Corpse’ Has Jewish Bones".
http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/
burtons_corpse_has_jewish_bones_20050916/.
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