The Bride Wore Black (1968)

7.2Unrated107 minDirector: François Truffaut

1968 film by François Truffaut

The Bride Wore Black (French: La mariée était en noir, lit. 'The Bride Was in Black') is a 1968 psychological thriller film directed by François Truffaut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean-Louis Richard, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by William Irish, a pseudonym for Cornell Woolrich. It stars Jeanne Moreau, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner, Claude Rich, Michael Lonsdale, Daniel Boulanger and Alexandra Stewart. Truffaut, a Hitchcock admirer, enlisted Bernard Herrmann to score the film. The film's costumes were designed by Pierre Cardin.

The plot follows a widow who seeks revenge on the five men who killed her husband on their wedding day. Throughout the film, she wears only white, black or a combination of the two.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Bride Wore Black about?
The Bride Wore Black (1968) — After a botched attempt to put an end to her miserable existence, the emotionally scarred and irreparably destroyed widow, Julie Kohler, summons up the strength to pack up her things and leave her mother and town behind. Haunted by a horrible, life-altering incident and utterly s
Is The Bride Wore Black based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Bride Wore Black scary?
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