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The Bride goes way beyond a simple tale of literature's most famous reanimated corpses.

Frankenstein's Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein's Monster,

and Frankenstein author Mary Shelley are all characters in the film.

The Bride stars Jesse Buckley and Christian Bale,

both of whom know a little something about commenting themselves to juicy roles,

and it was written and directed by Maggie Gillen Hall. I'm Glenn Weldon.

And I'm Stephen Thompson. Joining us today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is Barry Hardiman.

She's a senior editor for NPR's Investigations team.

Hey, Barry.

Hi!

Also here with us is filmmaker, pop culture critic, and IHeart radio producer, Joelle Monique.

Hey, Joelle.

Hi, Stephen.

It is a pleasure to have you all here. So if I say the title of The Bride excitedly, that's

because it includes an exclamation point, kind of both literally and figuratively.

The film is a wild take on the bride of Frankenstein's monster, her origin story, her relationship with the Big Lug himself, and her pursuit of her own distinct identity.

The film stars Jesse Buckley as the bride and Christian Bale as the erudite monster.

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