Frankensteins Braut (1935)

Frankensteins Braut: Directed by James Whale. With Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger. Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.

“Forget the likes of u0026quot;The Godfather IIu0026quot; and u0026quot;The Empire Strikes Backu0026quot; – u0026quot;Bride of Frankensteinu0026quot; is THE greatest example of a sequel completely surpassing the original in terms of sheer brilliance. Coming four years after the original u0026#39;Frankensteinu0026#39; in 1931, director James Whale was originally reluctant to make a sequel but changed his mind after being allowed to make the film more on his own terms. No other director has ever managed to blend horror, comedy and pathos as successfully Whale. The film features some of the most memorable scenes in cinema history, notably the monsteru0026#39;s encounter with a lonely hermit and the introduction of u0026#39;The Brideu0026#39;. The film has it all: superb casting, tremendous sets and make up, memorable dialogue (u0026quot;To a new world of Gods and monstersu0026quot;) and a brilliant score by Franz Waxman. Boris Karloff must surely be one of the greatest actors to ever appear on film. He manages to improve on his initial characterisation of the Monster, due mainly to the addition of dialogue (u0026quot;Friends, good!u0026quot;), and, unlike in the first movie, actually makes us feel total empathy for the Monster. Colin Clive returns as the reluctant Doctor F, Una Ou0026#39;Connor makes a wonderful addition as the twittering and hysterical Minnie, but it is Ernest Thesiger who steals the film with his hilarious performance (u0026quot;Have a cigar. They are my only weaknessu0026quot;) as the sinister Dr. Pretorious. Although Elsa Lanchester appears as the Bride for only about 2 minutes at the filmu0026#39;s finale, it will be the role for which she is forever associated. The film is regarded as the high point of the Universal horror series and stands as a testament to the genius of James Whale.”