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La mariée était en noir (1968) -- 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. What is her goal ? What is her purpose ?

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Director:
Writers:
Cornell Woolrich (novel)
François Truffaut (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
25 June 1968 (USA) more
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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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more
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Cast

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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
Van Doude ... Inspector
Christophe Bruno ... Cookie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frédérique Fontanarosa ... Musician (uncredited)
Renaud Fontanarosa ... Musician (uncredited)
Jacqueline Gaillard ... Chambermaid (uncredited)
Maurice Garrel ... Le plaignant (uncredited)
Daniel Pommereulle ... Fergus's friend (uncredited)
Elisabeth Rey ... Julie child (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Rey ... David child (uncredited)
Dominique Robier ... Sabine, Julie's niece (uncredited)
Jacques Robiolles ... Charlie (uncredited)
Michèle Viborel ... Gilberte, Bliss's fiancee (uncredited)
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Directed by
François Truffaut 
 
Writing credits
Cornell Woolrich (novel "The Bride Wore Black") (as William Irish)

François Truffaut (adaptation and dialogue) and
Jean-Louis Richard (adaptation and dialogue)

Produced by
Marcel Berbert .... producer (uncredited)
Oscar Lewenstein .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Bernard Herrmann 
 
Cinematography by
Raoul Coutard 
 
Film Editing by
Claudine Bouché 
 
Production Design by
Pierre Guffroy 
 
Art Department
Ferracci .... poster designer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
André Girard .... conductor
 
Other crew
Jean Fouchet .... titles (as F.L.-Jean Fouchet)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Bride Wore Black (Australia) (UK) (USA)
La sposa in nero (Italy)
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Runtime:
107 min
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Colour:
Colour (Eastmancolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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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. more
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. more
Quotes:
Julie Kohler: Je suis Julie Kohler! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) more

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8 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
Melancholic, 26 April 2001
Author: marquis de cinema from Boston, MA

La Mariee Etait En Noir/The Bride Wore Black(1967) is more a study of lost love and revenge than a film of Hitchcockian proportions. Based on the novel by Cornell Woorich, The Bride Wore Black(1967) is a sad story that has an Edgar Allen Poe quality to it. Jeanne Moreau tops her performance from Jules & Jim(1961) with her role as the death obsessed Julie Kohler. Fits in with the two themes of Francois Truffaut in life and death. Films that belong with the theme of life are The 400 Blows(1959), The Wild Child(1969), and Day for Night(1972). The movies that goes with the theme of death are The Bride Wore Black(1967), Jules & Jim(1961) and The Story of Adele H(1975).

The performance of Jeanne Moreau is as heart wretching to watch as the performance given by Isabelle Adjani in The Story of Adele H(1975). The film score by Bernard Herrmann is hauntedly macabre. The scenes depicting Julie planning her revenge are chilling and well planned. The Bride Wore Black(1967) showed the big respect Francois Truffaut had for the techniques of Alfred Hitchcock. Another movie that has its tragic elements is the Terence Fisher film, Frankenstein Created Woman(1966). The only difference between the film and the novel is the omission of the twist ending from the motion picture.

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