Ada is the shy but sensual farm girl, marjorie dreams of a big family, and. Bride flight derives its title from an actual flight in 1953 between london and christchurch, new zealand part of the great air race. I enjoyed the movie and its attempt to record the introduction of dutch culture sometimes. With mark feuerstein, paulo costanzo, jill flint, reshma shetty. Rent bride flight 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Bride flight is a lavish romantic drama that charts the lives of three women who escape the gloom of postwwii holland for what they hope will be a better life in new zealand. Bride flight is a fictionalized story inspired by the last great air race a 12,000mile flight from london to christchurch, new zealand, in 1953. Bride flight movie official trailer 2011 hd by movietrailersforall. The complete twelfth season 12 dvd box set us seller fast shipping. This channel was generated automatically by youtubes vide. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The dutch singer ilse delange wrote and sang the title song.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bride flight. Spanning over five decades, bride flight is inspired by the true story of the 1953 last great air race londonchristchurch nz, and follows esther anna drijver, ada karina smulders and marjorie elise schaap, three young women who, eager to escape postwwii holland, emigrate to new zealand for what they hope will be a better life. Bride flight is an absolutely beautiful movie that serves as a window into the lives of 4 people, and the connections between them after they met and bonded on a plane to a new start in new zealand. Available beginning september 30th to own in sd, and rent in sd. The movie tells the tale of three dutch beauties marjorie elise schaap, ada karina smulders and esther anna drijver who. Ada, the shy but sensual farm girl, marjorie, who dreams of a big family, and esther, a holocaust survivor who aspires to be a fashion designer, become fast friends. Ada, the shy but sensual farm girl, marjorie, who dreams of a big family, and esther, a holocaust survivor who aspires to be a fashion designer, become fast friends during the long flight taking them to their waiting. The story of the women on the klm flight that won the 1953 air race from london to christchurch, new zealand. Bride flight has some good performances, makes excellent use of the beautiful new zealand scenery and has one classic scene where ada is forced to ride in the back of a truck for several hours.
Evan and paige prove the perfect guests at divyas engagement party, but her fathers crisismotivated expectations on groom raj compromise the bride s resolve to go through with her london wedding, mainly a show for business relations. The ruthie foster big band swings the best live record of the year so far. Based on a true story, this is the most expensive dutch movie ever made. Its a romantic drama that takes it beyond just the romance shared between two of the characters and makes it about the relationships these four. Published on jun 7, 2011 bride flight is a lavish romantic drama that charts the lives of three women who escape the gloom of postwwii holland for what they hope will be a better life in new zealand. Ada, marjorie and esther, who reunite 50 years after the historic flight. Bride flight pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released bride flight pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Bride flight, from the netherlands, is about three young women and a man waldemar torenstra who meet on an airplane as theyre all immigrating to new zealand in the aftermath of world war ii. Bride flight is a lavish romantic drama that charts the lives of three women who escape. This viewer was surprised at how completely he was drawn in, even shedding a tear or two at the sweet way in which the film ended. Eager to escape the gloom of postwar holland, shy but sensual farm girl ada, dogmatic marjorie, and jewish fashion designer esther become friends during the 1953 klm flight that carried war brides to their waiting husbands, who.
Bride flight theatrically in the united states in early 2011 and is now. It was directed by ben sombogaart and stars rutger hauer, elise schaap, anna drijver, karina smulders and waldemar torenstra. Get bride flight dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Bride flight on dvd is a good choice for any movie connoisseurs collection. The storys four seatmates fictional become linked forever as they set off to begin their young adult lives in a new world. On the flight they meet frank, a dashing young man who will play a large roll. A secret past the story of the women on the klm flight that won the 1953 air race from london to christchurch, new zealand. Bride flight takes this melodrama and adds details of period, of behavior, of.
Bride flight derives its title from an actual flight in 1953 between london. A lavish romantic drama that charts the lives of three different women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to new zealand as war brides. It starts with the victory of the klm flight in the 1953 london to christchurch air race. On the flight they meet frank, a dashing young man who will play a large roll in each of their lives. Two women fly on the klm flight that wins the 1953 air race from london to new zealand. This week sees the release of 15 new titles available to view from the comfort of your own home. Bride flight is beautiful but predictable popmatters.
Bride flight was released in 2011 on friday, june 10, 2011 in limited movie theaters. Bride flight 2011 stream and watch online moviefone. Despite its serviceable storyline, bride flight is visually sumptuous and the. Released june 10th, 2011, bride flight stars waldemar torenstra, pleuni touw, petra laseur, willeke van ammelrooy the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of 60 out. Evan and paige prove the perfect guests at divyas engagement party, but her fathers crisismotivated expectations on groom raj compromise the brides resolve to go through with her london wedding, mainly a show for business relations. The sort of sweeping romantic saga rarely attempted on our shores these days, the dutch film bride flight should well please art house audiences. In a sense it is a sad story with only one of the marriages resulting from the bride flight being a success albeit marginally. Anna drijver connects with waldemar torenstra in bride flight. Waldemar torenstra zomerhitte, karina smulders wild romance en willeke van ammelrooy antonia. Rent bride flight 2008 starring karina smulders and pleuni touw on dvd and bluray. Frank waldemar torenstra boards a recordbreaking flight from london to new zealand. On the plane trip overseas dubbed the bride flight.
Bride flight is a 2008 film about three women and one man from the netherlands, who all start new lives in new zealand. This film follows the lives of four people who meet aboard a flight to new zealand which was part of the 1953 london to christchurch air race. The dutch plane in the race carries many dutch women flying to new zealand to meet current or prospective husbands, and the movie will follow the fortunes of three of them for many tumultuous years, using two actors to portray each of them as younger and. In 1953, frank meets three mail order brides on the socalled bride flight from london to new zealand. This lavish romantic drama charts the lives of three women who escape postwwii holland for a better life in new zealand. With karina smulders, anna drijver, elise schaap, pleuni touw.
Bride flight is a compelling read, and a great example of historical fiction. Three young women ada, esther, and marjorie emigrate from postwwii holland for what they hope will be a better life in. The greatest offense bride flight makes is in its big sex scene, which has to be one of the most miserable things ive ever witnessed in a theater. The characters in this book are fictional, but the book is based on a real historical event the 1953 commercial air race between london and new zealand. This is based on a true event, a klm flight race from holland to new zealand in 1953, known as the bride flight. The characters and locations are a delight to watch. Three young women ada karina smulders, esther anna drijver, and marjorie elise schaap emigrate from postwwii holland to new zealand for what they hope will be a better life. They become friends during the long flight taking them to their waiting husbands. Published on dec 19, 2011 in this sweeping romantic epic, bridestobe marjorie, ada and esther become fast friends while traveling aboard the famous 1953 bride flight that brought young women. Spanning over five decades, bride flight is inspired by the true story of the 1953 last great air race londonchristchurch nz, and follows esther anna drijver, ada karina smulders and. Fueling the power of the central love story are highly appealing performances by the two leads.
Dark of the moon the autobots learn of a cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the decepticons to reach it and learn its secrets, which could turn the tide in the transformers final battle. Bride flight is the story of the last great air race in 1953, from london to christchurch, which carried 26 young dutch bridestobe on their way to join their fiances already settled in new zealand the film centres on the women. Bride flight 2008 r 06102011 us drama 2h 10m user score. Jess walsh, whose boyfriend hank couldnt save from. Jess walsh, whose boyfriend hank couldnt save from cardiac arrest. Following the story in the movie can be complicated for anyone not having read the book. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including super 8, judy moody and the not bummer summer and just like us. Inspired by an actual event dubbed the bride flight, the plane is. A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to new zealand as war brides. In 1953, a flood adding to the aftermath of world war ii swells the numbers of dutch emigrants. Bride flight is primarily in dutch with english subtitles. Bride flight 2011 two women fly on the klm flight that wins the 1953 air race from london to new zealand. Elise schaap in bride flight 2008 bride flight 2008 anna drijver and elise schaap in bride flight. Waldemar torenstra was born on march 29, 1974 in amsterdam, noordholland, netherlands as waldemar govinda torenstra.