La mariée était en noir (1968)

Director:

François Truffaut

Writers:

Cornell Woolrich (novel)
François Truffaut (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

25 June 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

She was a bride when the violence happened... Now she's a widow and it's going to happen again

Plot:

Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her...

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Murder Plot | Bow And Arrow | Female Nudity | Tape Recorder

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jeanne Moreau	...	Julie Kohler
Michel Bouquet	...	Coral
Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Corey
Charles Denner	...	Fergus
Claude Rich	...	Bliss
Michael Lonsdale	...	Rene Morane (as Michel Lonsdale)
Daniel Boulanger	...	Delvaux
Alexandra Stewart	...	Mlle Becker
Sylvine Delannoy	...	Mme Morane
Luce Fabiole	...	Julie's mother
Michèle Montfort	...	Fergus's model
Jacqueline Rouillard
Paul Pavel	...	Mechanic
Gilles Quéant	...	Examining judge (as Gilles Queant)
Serge Rousseau	...	David

Also Known As:

The Bride Wore Black (Australia) (UK) (USA)
La sposa in nero (Italy)
La novia vestía de negro (Argentina) (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
Die Braut trug schwarz (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
A Noiva Estava de Luto (Portugal) [pt]
A Noiva Estava de Preto (Brazil) [pt]
A menyasszony feketeben volt (Hungary) [hu]
Brud i sort (Norway) [no]
Bruden bar svart (Sweden) [sv]
Bruden var i sort (Denmark) [da]
De bruid droeg zwart (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
I nyfi forouse mavra (Greece) [el]
La novia vestia de negro (Uruguay) [es]
Mireasa era in negru (Romania) [ro]
Morsian pukeutui mustaan (Finland) [fi]
Nevesta bola v ciernom (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title) [sk]
Nevesta byla v cernem (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
Panna mloda w zalobie (Poland) [pl]
Siyah gelinlik (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 (2009) (DVD) | Argentina:13 | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Les Films du Carrosse

Trivia:

This film is François Truffaut's homage to Alfred Hitchcock, made shortly after Truffaut had published a book of extensive interviews with Hitchcock. As part of his homage, Truffaut chose a novel written by Cornell Woolrich, on who's story Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954) was based, and even chose long-time Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann to compose the score.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Bride is looking at herself in the bathroom mirror after she changes into her Diana costume, she is wearing a bracelet; the bracelet is given to her by Fergus only after she is wearing the costume.

Quotes:

Julie Kohler: Je suis Julie Kohler!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Family Stone (2005)

Moreau's show

Interesting take on Hitchcock territory, although it lacks the suspense and capacity to involve the viewer as The Master's films always did. The true wonder here is Jeanne Moreau, as cool as a cucumber, going about her revenge business with clockwork accuracy, exuding class and talent equivalent to five of today's stars. Bernard Herrman's passionate score seems slightly out of place against the film's emotional detachment, and most of the time things fall just a little bit too perfectly in place, but overall, this is a satisfying film, of interest to genre fans.