Director: Svyatoslav Podgayevsky
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller
Screenplay: Svyatoslav Podgayevsky
Producers: Vladislav Severtsev, Dmitry Litvinov, Zaur Bolotayev
Starring: Victoria Agalakova, Vyacheslav Chepurchenko, Alexandra Rebenok, Igor Khripunov, Lada Churovskaya and Victor Solovyov.
Synopsis:
The new Russian horror movie “The Bride” from the director of “Estate 18” and “The Queen of Spades: The Black Ritual” unravels the terrible traditions and rituals that used to be popular in the 19th century, but, as it turns out, are not completely forgotten in our days. The main character Nastya travels with her beloved Ivan to his hometown to meet his family. The girl is confident that nothing can mar her happiness, but …show more content…
It was as if she were becoming “dead” for her own family and her former life. There were many beliefs connected, for example, with the bride’s death during the wedding, when she was considered most vulnerable to the Netherworld. Deceased brides turned into some demonic entities. We based the plot of our story on those beliefs and consulted some researchers in this field,” says the producer Vladislav …show more content…
To be able to authentically depict the two eras, the crew went to the Stroganov Estate near Moscow, where they managed to combine the interiors remaining from the times of the Russian nobility with gloomy landscapes.
“Of course, we wanted a bigger and roomier building for our filming needs. The number of the rooms and their size weren’t perfect, so we had to make some changes. Additionally, we needed to do some redecoration for the era we needed to film, so we basically renovated the entire mansion. During the Soviet era, it was turned into a hotel, which took its toll on the floors and walls. We put the building back into shape, renovated it, and then “aged” it a little. Another part of the filming took place in the adjacent park,” says the movie’s director.
The main character — the bride who is about to become a part of some strange rituals — is played by a young actress Victoria Agalakova, which is her debut as a lead in a feature film. The part of her beloved went to Vyacheslav Chepurchenko known by his role in Vadim Perelman’s TV series “Infidelities”. The movie also features Alexandra Rebenok, Igor Khripunov, Lada Churovskaya and Victor