Brides (2004)
Nyfes (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 8min
- Drama, Romance
- 22 Oct 2004 (Greece)
- Movie
Set in 1922, is the story of a mail order bride, one of 700, aboard the SS KING ALEXANDER, who falls in love with an American photographer. She is bound for her new husband, in New York; he is on his way home to a failed marriage.
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Writer:
Awards:
- 5 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
Directed by
| Pantelis Voulgaris | ||
Written by
| Ioanna Karystiani | ... | (written by) (as Ioanna Karistiani) |
Produced by
| Barbara De Fina | ... | producer |
| Terry Dougas | ... | producer |
| Valerie Gobos | ... | associate producer |
| Katerina Kaskanioti | ... | co-producer: Nova (uncredited) |
| Kostas Lambropoulos | ... | line producer (as Costas Labropoulos) |
| Shira Levin | ... | associate producer |
| Despina Mouzaki | ... | associate producer |
| Haris Padouvas | ... | associate producer |
| Panos Papahadzis | ... | executive producer: second unit (as Panagiotis Papahatzis) |
| Michèle Ray-Gavras | ... | associate producer |
| Martin Scorsese | ... | executive producer |
| Pantelis Voulgaris | ... | producer |
Music by
| Stamatis Spanoudakis | ||
Cinematography by
| Giorgos Arvanitis | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Takis Giannopoulos | ... | (as Takis Yannopoulos) |
Editorial Department
| Antigoni Antzouli | ... | assistant editor |
| Vangelis Gousias | ... | negative cutter |
| Nikos Katoufas | ... | colorist |
| Takis Kardasis | ... | negative developer (uncredited) |
| Christos Manousakis | ... | negative developer (uncredited) |
| Evris Palios | ... | telecine operator (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Dimitris Katsikis | ||
Costume Design by
| Eva Nathena | ||
| Damianos Zarifis | ||
Makeup Department
| Fani Alexaki | ... | key makeup artist |
| Fofi Aravadinou | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Daniel Babek | ... | assistant hair stylist (as Daniella Bababekova) |
| Dimitra Dala | ... | hair stylist |
| Stella Karapouliou | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Babis Katsagonidis | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Orestis Seferis | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Hronis Tzimos | ... | key hair stylist |
| Evi Zafiropoulou | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Nikos Doukas | ... | production manager: second unit |
| Christos Glimis | ... | assistant production manager |
| Yiannis Iakovidis | ... | production manager (as Giannis Iakovidis) |
| Giorgos Karoris | ... | assistant production manager |
| Kostas Kefalas | ... | production manager |
| Marina Stylianou | ... | post-production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Costas Athousakis | ... | second assistant director |
| Dimitris Birbilis | ... | first assistant director |
| Dionysis Ferendinos | ... | fourth assistant director |
| Manos Gasteratos | ... | third assistant director |
| Mairilia Kalaitzidou | ... | fourth assistant director |
| Marios Karamanis | ... | assistant director: second unit |
| George Markakis | ... | fourth assistant director (as Giorgos Markakis) |
Art Department
| Vangelis Aikaterinis | ... | construction coordinator |
| Grigoris Arvanitis | ... | set designer |
| Sotiris Dasis | ... | scenic technician |
| Aimilios Fasias | ... | scenic technician |
| Odysseas Ginis | ... | scenic technician |
| Kassiani Kaltezioti | ... | set designer |
| Dionisis Kambiotis | ... | scenic technician |
| Vasilis Katavelakos | ... | construction manager |
| Stefanos Katselis | ... | set dresser |
| Prodromos Kazatzoglou | ... | scenic technician |
| Sakis Koularmanis | ... | property master |
| Dimitris Liappis | ... | production buyer (as Dimitris Liapis) |
| Ioanna Malikoutsaki | ... | set designer |
| Katerina-Christina Manolakou | ... | set dresser (as Katerina Manolakou) |
| Panagiotis Mihalakopoulos | ... | leadman |
| Hristos Morfopoulos | ... | scenic technician |
| Giannis Mylonas | ... | production buyer |
| Vasilis Pappas | ... | production buyer |
| Giorgos Parashos | ... | scenic technician |
| Nikos Partiniotis | ... | scenic technician |
| Nikos Pateras | ... | scenic technician |
| Iliana Politi | ... | set designer |
| Andreas Siroyiannis | ... | property master |
| Alexia Theodoraki | ... | set dresser: second unit |
| Vangelis Tomais | ... | leadman |
| Nikos Triantafyllopoulos | ... | painter |
| Alexis Tsiflikos | ... | leadman |
| Giorgos Tzaferos | ... | scenic technician |
| Dimitris Vafeiadis | ... | scenic technician |
Sound Department
| Yannis Antipas | ... | boom operator (as Giannis Antypas) |
| Giannis Charalabidis | ... | sound: second unit (as Yannis Haralambidis) |
| Thymios Kolokousis | ... | sound mixing (as Thimios Kolokousis) |
| Nikos Papadimitriou | ... | production sound |
| Giorgos Vassiliou | ... | boom operator: second unit |
Visual Effects by
| Adrien Borzakian | ... | graphic composer: 2D/3D |
| Nicolas Chambras | ... | additional painting |
| Fabien Girodot | ... | lead artist |
| Jerome Fournier Lanzoni | ... | digital painter (as Jerome Fournier) |
| Alain Le Roy | ... | digital effects supervisor |
| Eric Sithavaja | ... | shot supervisor |
| Ken'ichi Ônuki | ... | modeling: 3D |
| Harold Herbert | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Takis Atsidakos | ... | electrician |
| Christos Douros | ... | second assistant camera |
| Giorgos Frentzos | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Haris Germanidis | ... | video operator |
| Babis Kalderimitzis | ... | electrician: second unit (as Babis Kaltirimtzis) |
| Avgoustis Karagiannis | ... | best boy |
| Vangelis Kolokithas | ... | steadicam assistant (as Vangelis Kolokythas) |
| Dimitris Koronetopoulos | ... | best boy: second unit |
| Giorgos Koronetopoulos | ... | electrician: second unit |
| Giorgos Metaxas | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Iraklis Mitropoulos | ... | gaffer |
| Gerasimos Neofytos | ... | still photographer |
| Nikos Nikolopoulos | ... | still photographer |
| Simos Sarketzis | ... | first assistant camera |
| Aris Shoinohoritis | ... | grip |
| Kostas Sotiropoulos | ... | best boy |
| Alexis Stavropoulos | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Miltiadis Stolis | ... | best boy |
| Stefanos Tsigas | ... | crane operator |
| Michael Tsimperopoulos | ... | steadicam operator (as Mihalis Tsimperopoulos) |
| Claudio Bolivar | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Eleftheria Dimitromanolaki | ... | extras casting |
| Filio Stefanopoulou | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Angeliki Anaktoridou | ... | second assistant costume designer |
| Magda Kaloriti | ... | second assistant costume designer |
| Maria Karapouliou | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Maria Kokkini | ... | second assistant costume designer |
| Xanthi Kontou | ... | second assistant costume designer |
| Sofia Koutsoulieri | ... | second assistant costume designer |
| Maria Maggira | ... | second assistant costume designer |
| Katerina Theofanopoulou | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Antonia Tsougari | ... | second assistant costume designer |
Music Department
| Katsigiannis Andreas | ... | musician: santoor (as Andreas Katzigiannis) |
| Kyriakos Gouventas | ... | musician: violin |
| Irontina | ... | singing |
| Dimitris Kroustalakis | ... | musician: accordion |
| Spyros Labrou | ... | choir master |
| Dimitris Makropodis | ... | musical instrument instructor |
| Manos Martinis | ... | musical instrument instructor |
| Babis Soukas | ... | musical instrument instructor |
| Stamatis Spanoudakis | ... | lyrics |
| Hristos Tsiamoulis | ... | musician: oud and tampura |
| Vasilis Tzortzinis | ... | teacher: oud |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ellen Katsikeas | ... | script translator (as Eleni Katsikea) |
| Shira Levin | ... | script consultant |
| Elli Petridi | ... | script translator |
| Katerina Xyni | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Hafis Akur | ... | driver |
| Dimitris Bibis | ... | driver |
| Lambros Karageorgos | ... | driver |
| Giorgos Legakis | ... | driver |
| Tania Palaiologou | ... | driver |
| Panagiotis Petropoulos | ... | driver: second unit |
Additional Crew
| Nikos Botidis | ... | martial arts instructor |
| Soula Bozi | ... | consultant: Turkish dialogues |
| Vasilis Dafnopatidis | ... | consultant: Turkish dialogues |
| Hara Deligianni | ... | dance consultant |
| Lefteris Drandakis | ... | dance consultant |
| Dimitris Haloulos | ... | assistant |
| Eirini Haralabidou | ... | consultant: Russian dialogues |
| Alexander Karmios | ... | PA |
| Niki Katsantoni | ... | publicist |
| Despoina Kontargyri | ... | making-of |
| Maria Louka | ... | production assistant |
| Epameinondas Loukas | ... | etiquette advisor |
| Olda Mancisidor | ... | consultant: chiromancy |
| Giorgos Maratos | ... | naval advisor |
| Petros Markaris | ... | consultant: Turkish dialogues |
| Takis Papadimitriou | ... | titles and opticals |
| Ilia Papaspyrou | ... | publicist |
| Sakis Papathanasiou | ... | accountant |
| Dimitris Pavlou | ... | set translator |
| Hristina Pigaki | ... | legal advisor |
| Hristos Pilatakis | ... | insurer |
| Manolis Sakkadakis | ... | titles and opticals |
| Thodoris Thomadakis | ... | production assistant |
| Stella Trihaki | ... | consultant: Russian dialogues |
| Mary Tsouti | ... | choreographer |
| Giorgos Tsuladze | ... | consultant: Russian dialogues |
| Argyris Vavouris | ... | phototypesetting |
| Giannis Xinos | ... | production assistant |
| Antigoni Zoga | ... | production secretary |
| Alexander Voulgaris | ... | voice dubbing: Giorgos Bobolakis (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Alekos Alavanos | ... | thanks |
| Melina Apostolaki | ... | thanks |
| Angeliki Arvanitis | ... | thanks (as Angeliki Arvaniti) |
| Katerina Beligianni | ... | thanks |
| Thanassis Christopoulos | ... | thanks |
| Nikos Doukas | ... | thanks |
| Manos Efstratiadis | ... | thanks |
| Dionysis Fotopoulos | ... | thanks |
| Mary Georgou | ... | thanks |
| Haris Giannakopoulos | ... | thanks |
| Alexis Grivas | ... | thanks |
| Sakis Hatzizamanis | ... | thanks |
| Periklis Hoursoglou | ... | thanks |
| Thanasis Kastaniotis | ... | thanks |
| Manos Krezias | ... | thanks |
| Lakis Lazopoulos | ... | thanks |
| Vangelis Loukissas | ... | thanks |
| Marilena Mamidaki | ... | thanks |
| Jenny Mastoraki | ... | thanks |
| Tasos Papandreou | ... | thanks |
| Nicos Perakis | ... | thanks |
| Hristina Pigaki | ... | thanks |
| Panayiotis Portokalakis | ... | thanks |
| Fenia Rougouni | ... | thanks |
| Vasilis Tzanidis | ... | thanks (as Dimitris Tzanidis) |
| Lena Vidani | ... | thanks |
| Costas Vrettakos | ... | thanks |
| Alkis Xanthakis | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Cappa Defina Productions
- K.G. Productions
- Alco Films
- Greek Film Centre (GFC) (in association with)
- Odeon (in association with)
- CL Productions (in association with)
- Alpha TV (in association with)
- Lexicon Factory (in association with)
- FilmNet (in association with)
- Cinegram (in association with)
- Eurimages (with the support of)
- Greek Ministry of Culture (with the support of)
Distributors
- Europa Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Odeon (2004) (Cyprus)
- Odeon (2004) (Greece)
Special Effects
- Excalibur (digital special effects)
Other Companies
- ANEK Lines (thanks)
- Angels (wardrobe)
- Blue Star Ferries Strintzis Lines (thanks)
- Cinemagic (post-production facilities)
- Dimitriadis (thanks)
- E.L.I.A. (thanks)
- European Script Fund (script development support)
- Fujifilm (film stock)
- Greek Tourism Organization (supported by)
- National Theater of Northern Greece (thanks)
- Olympic Airways (thanks)
- PPV Athens (development facility)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Sound Studio (Athens) S.A. (sound post-production)
- Syrogianni (wardrobe)
- Ta rouha tou vasilia (wardrobe)
- Vestiario (wardrobe)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1922, with the Greco-Turkish War and the Russia Civil War, the women from these countries find husband in the United States through correspondence with immigrants. The bride Eleni returns from the United States to Samothrace, Greece, since she has not adapted to the life in America. Her sister Niki Douka is assigned as her replacement and travels aboard the SS King Alexander to New York to marry the Greek immigrant Prodromos in Chicago. Nikki is a hard worker and works sewing along the trip for the passengers and crew. She becomes a leader of the brides and discovers the scheme of the crook Karabulat from Georgia with the Russian brides. She also falls in love with the American photographer Norman Harris from Detroit. But Nikki is committed with Prodromos and she knows the consequence with her family in Samothrace if she runs away with Norman. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | It's not a punishment to remember someone you love. The punishment is to forget. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film takes place in 1922. See more » |
| Goofs | The ship is sailing from Greece to the United States, at its end, across the Atlantic Ocean: throughout, character's on deck strolls (activities, suicide preparations! etc.) show no - strong, likely open sea evening very cold - wind movement (e.g. on characters' hair or whatever) throughout. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Oi magisses tou Amarousiou (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Klemmena filia See more » |
| Quotes |
Norman Harris:
Where are you from? Niki Douka: I am from a place I will never see again. See more » |