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The Bride Wore Black
The original theatrical poster.
Directed by	François Truffaut
Written by	François Truffaut Jean-Louis Richard William Irish (novel)
Starring	Jeanne Moreau Michel Bouquet Jean-Claude Brialy Charles Denner Michael Lonsdale
Music by	Bernard Herrmann Antonio Vivaldi
Release date(s)	April 17, 1968
Running time	107 min
Language	French
IMDb profile

The Bride Wore Black (French: La Mariée était en noir) is a 1968 French film directed by François Truffaut and based on the novel of the same name by William Irish. It stars Jeanne Moreau, Charles Denner, Michel Bouquet, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Rich, and Jean-Claude Brialy.

It is a revenge film in which five men make a young bride a widow on her wedding day. She takes her revenge, methodically killing each of the five men using various methods.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Responses 3 Influence 4 References 5 External links

Julie Kohler (Jeanne Moreau) is introduced to us trying to commit suicide, only to be stopped by her mother (Luce Fabiole) before she jumps from her window. She is in black clothing and in obvious grief, but the reason is not yet revealed. Suddenly, Julie changes her attitude and informs her mother of her decision to take a long trip to forget. Yet, apparently, this is not what she has in mind, since she gets on the train in the presence of her young niece and then right afterwards steps down from the other side. From this point on it is clear that she has something else in mind.
The next time we see her, her hair is changed, she's in white and looking for a man called Bliss. Bliss Claude Rich, a ladies' man, is having a party on the eve of his wedding but when Julie shows up mysteriously uninvited and totally attractive, he can't resist the temptation to approach her and try to find out whether she is a figure of his past.

The film received hostile criticism in France on its original release, and Truffaut later admitted that he no longer likes the film, and that the critics were right.^[1]

• The film was also the inspiration for Kate Bush's song "The Wedding List" on her album Never for Ever.^{[citation needed]}
• Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies (2003) bear many similarities to The Bride Wore Black, since they also depict a bride getting revenge on her husband's murderers and crossing them off a list. However, Tarantino has stated that he has never seen the film, and that he derived the plot from the Japanese film Lady Snowblood (1973).[1]

1. ^ Truffaut, interview with Richard Roud for Camera Three (1977), released on the Criterion Collection edition of Jules et Jim, Disc 2.

• The Bride Wore Black at the Internet Movie Database
• The Bride Wore Black at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Bride Wore Black at MGM Movie Database
• The Bride Wore Black at Hollywood.com
• (French) La Mariée était en noir at ALLOCINE.com
• (Greek) "Η Νύφη φορούσε μαύρα" at in.gr

v • d • e The Films of François Truffaut
1950s	Une Visite • Les Mistons • Une Histoire d'eau • The 400 Blows
1960s	Shoot the Piano Player • Jules and Jim • Antoine and Colette • The Soft Skin • Fahrenheit 451 • The Bride Wore Black • Stolen Kisses • Mississippi Mermaid
1970s	The Wild Child • Bed and Board • Two English Girls • Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me • Day for Night • The Story of Adele H. • Small Change • The Man Who Loved Women • The Green Room • Love on the Run
1980s	The Last Metro • The Woman Next Door • Confidentially Yours
Screenplay only	Breathless • The Little Thief • Belle Époque (miniseries)