Brides (2004)
2h 8m
Running Time
October 22, 2004Release Date
Plot.
A young female character, Nikki Douka, from Samothraki, is sailing to the U.S. to fulfill a marriage contract and save her family honor. Her skills as a seamstress keep her busily sewing throughout the voyage to alter wedding dresses for the third-class voyagers. But along the way, she meets a young American photographer who is returning from the Middle East where he was snapping shots of the war in Smyrna, 1922. Her honesty, pride, and beauty attract the attention of the American who falls in love with her. Tribulations abound during the voyage, following the dramas of several unfortunate young women upon whom nasty characters preyed, as Nikki struggles with her feelings for the photographer.
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Cast & Crew.
Damian Lewis
Norman Harris
Victoria Haralabidou
Niki Douka
Andréa Ferréol
Emine
Eleni Roussinou
Yelena
Evi Saoulidou
Haro
Dimitris Katalifos
Captain
Pantelis Voulgaris
Director
Eirini Inglesi
Ms. Kardaki
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 22, 2004
Original NameΝύφες
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Filming LocationsGreece
Genres
Wiki.
Brides (Greek: Νύφες, translit. Nyfes) is a 2004 Greek film directed by Pantelis Voulgaris. The film stars Victoria Haralabidou and Damian Lewis, and the photography is by Giorgos Arvanitis. 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 Chicago, he is on his way home to a failed marriage. The film was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.The film was supported by Martin Scorsese, who is credited as executive producer.