Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride subverts expectations with its conclusion to Bride and Frankenstein's gothic love story.

How electric!

The story of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster is now over 200 years old, with Mary Shelley’s book having been adapted or referenced in close to 500 films. Less common is the character of The Bride of Frankenstein,

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! makes multiple references to Frankenstein films of the past, but one Easter egg proves how smart she and her movie truly are.

'The Bride!' is part of a long history of films that dig into tensions underpinning the female Frankenstein

The Bride is a spectacular, wonderful, fascinating mess.

The Bride! was born out of a fantasy. "I'm not speaking for Mary Shelley," its writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal recently told the Los Angeles Times. "But there must have been some other, naughtier, wilder,

Frankenstein’s female creature, also known as “the Bride”, was the first female monster to appear on screen, in the 1935 Frankenstein sequel: The Bride of Frankenstein. An unruly and rebellious figure,

Actress-turned-director Maggie Gyllenhaal gives voice and agency to the iconic "Bride of Frankenstein" from the 1935 classic film.