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Nyfes (Brides)

Nyfes (Brides) (2004)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (715 ratings)

This drama, set in the 1920's, tells the stories of a mail order bride-- one of 700 aboard the SS King Alexander-- who falls in love with an American photographer. While she is bound for her new husband in New York, he is on his way home to a failed marriage.

Unrated, 2 hr. 8 min.
Directed By
Pantelis Voulgaris
Written By
Ioanna Karystiani
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Jul 9, 2005 Wide
Miramax Films

Critic Reviews

  • Boyd van Hoeij, european-films.net

    Has an impeccable technical package and unsullied performances, but its plot proceeds at the sluggish speed of the voyage across the Atlantic it so painstakingly portrays.

  • Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

    Brides is a moving insight into many lives at their crossroads, young women sent by their families to the New World in the hope of a better life.

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  • Dimitris S


    A sensitive journey with a pack of cult actors (Ferreol,Berkoff) and a great leading lady,reminiscent of Titanic,in Greek terms nonetheless.Voulgaris uses a big budget cuisine but mixes the ingredients in a conventional manner.Unlike his previous,masterful work,this mainly serves to… More

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