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The Blood Spattered Bride

Original title: La novia ensangrentada
  • 19721972
  • RR
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2K
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La novia ensangrentada (1972)
Home Video Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment
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  • Horror
Newlywed Susan is haunted by visions of Mircalla Karnstein, a centuries-old bride who murdered her husband on their wedding night.Newlywed Susan is haunted by visions of Mircalla Karnstein, a centuries-old bride who murdered her husband on their wedding night.Newlywed Susan is haunted by visions of Mircalla Karnstein, a centuries-old bride who murdered her husband on their wedding night.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Vicente Aranda
  • Writers
    • Vicente Aranda
    • Sheridan Le Fanu(novel "Carmila")
    • Matthew Lewis(story)
  • Stars
    • Simón Andreu
    • Maribel Martín
    • Alexandra Bastedo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Vicente Aranda
  • Writers
    • Vicente Aranda
    • Sheridan Le Fanu(novel "Carmila")
    • Matthew Lewis(story)
  • Stars
    • Simón Andreu
    • Maribel Martín
    • Alexandra Bastedo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    The Blood Spattered Bride
    Trailer 1:32
    The Blood Spattered Bride

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    La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Maribel Martín in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Alexandra Bastedo in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Simón Andreu, Alexandra Bastedo, and Maribel Martín in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Alexandra Bastedo in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Alexandra Bastedo in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Maribel Martín and Rosa M. Rodriguez in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Alexandra Bastedo in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Maribel Martín in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Montserrat Julió and Rosa M. Rodriguez in La novia ensangrentada (1972)
    Simón Andreu and Maribel Martín in La novia ensangrentada (1972)

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    Simón Andreu
    Simón Andreu
    • Husbandas Husband
    Maribel Martín
    Maribel Martín
    • Susanas Susan
    Alexandra Bastedo
    Alexandra Bastedo
    • Mircala Karsteinas Mircala Karstein…
    Dean Selmier
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Ángel Lombarte
    • Carol's Fatheras Carol's Father
    Montserrat Julió
    • Carol's Motheras Carol's Mother
    Rosa M. Rodriguez
    • Carolas Carol
    • (as Rosa Rodriguez)
    • Director
      • Vicente Aranda
    • Writers
      • Vicente Aranda
      • Sheridan Le Fanu(novel "Carmila")
      • Matthew Lewis(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Anchor Bay release of the film is in English, also dubbed in English to clean up the Spanish accents of the actors attempting English throughout.
    • Goofs
      Susan draws a portrait of Mircalla Karstein, on which Susan's husband doodles in the upper right-hand corner. Later, when Susan looks at the drawing, her husband's doodling is missing.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Carol: They'll come back. They cannot die.

    • Alternate versions
      The video version entitled Til Death Do Us Part is heavily edited
    • Connections
      Featured in Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987)

    User reviews46

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    An Erotic and Gore Vampire Film with an Ambiguous Story Developed In a Nightmarish Atmosphere
    After getting married with her husband (Simón Andreu), Susan (Maribel Martín) travels with him to his isolated manor. The sexual drive of the husband is intense, and Susan feels repulse for his sexual games and perversions.

    Susan notes that there are only paintings of his male ancestors and none of their wives and she learns that the pictures are kept in the basement. When she sees the painting of Mircalla Karstein (Alexranda Bastedo) without her face, her husband tells that Mircalla killed her husband in the honeymoon. During the night, Susan has dreadful nightmares with Mircalla.

    When Susan's husband finds a naked woman buried on the beach, he brings her home and finds that her name is Carmilla. Susan is seduced by the woman and they have a lesbian relationship. Meanwhile her husband realizes that his life is in danger and Carmilla is a vampire.

    "La Novia Ensangrentada", a.k.a. "The Blood Spattered Bride", is an erotic and gore vampire film with an ambiguous story developed in a nightmarish atmosphere, but having a weak conclusion and lack of chemistry between Simón Andreu and Maribel Martín.

    It is not totally clear that Mircalla Karstein is a vampire indeed and based on the news in the disappointing conclusion, the plot may be understood differently, with the disturbed and dysfunctional Susan meeting the deranged stranger and having sexual attraction and making lesbian love with her. My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "A Noiva Ensanguentada" ("The Bloody Bride")
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    • Release date
      • April 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Blood Castle
    • Filming locations
      • Isla de La Toja, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
    • Production company
      • Morgana Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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