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Corpse Bride
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2005 stop-motion-animated dark fantasy film by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
"Corpse Bride" is a 2005 stop-motion animated film directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson that tells a dark fantasy story blending horror and romance. The film is notable for showcasing Burton's distinctive visual style and demonstrating the artistic possibilities of stop-motion animation as a medium for complex storytelling.
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7.6In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort (voice)
- Helena Bonham Carter as Corpse Bride (voice)
- Emily Watson as Victoria Everglot (voice)
- Tracey Ullman as Nell Van Dort / Hildegarde (voice)
- Paul Whitehouse as William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)
- Joanna Lumley as Maudeline Everglot (voice)
Themes
- skeleton
- love triangle
- cheating
- wedding vows
- shyness
- arranged marriage
- marriage
- grave
- villain
- bride
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 76
- FilmAffinity ID
- 523454
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/movies/tim-burtons-corpse-bride
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- Commons category
- Corpse Bride
- publication date
- 2005-10-28
- title
- Corpse Bride
- capital cost
- 40000000
- box office
- 53401527
- budget
- 40000000
- review score
- 83/100
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Corpse Bride (also known as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) is a 2005 stop-motion animated musical Gothic fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton and written by John August, Caroline Thompson, and Pamela Pettler. Set in an English village, Corpse Bride stars Johnny Depp as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bonham Carter voices Emily, the title character. An international co-production between the United States and United Kingdom, produced by Tim Burton Productions and Laika Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Corpse Bride is the first stop-motion feature film directed by Burton after previously producing The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and James and the Giant Peach (1996).
Corpse Bride drew inspiration from a 17th-century Jewish folktale, which Joe Ranft introduced to Burton while they were finishing The Nightmare Before Christmas. Work on the film started in November 2003 while Burton was wrapping up his previous live action feature Big Fish. His next live-action tenure, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was produced simultaneously with Corpse Bride. Production of the stop-motion animation feature took place at 3 Mills Studios in London. It was shot with Canon EOS-1D Mark II digital SLRs, rather than the 35 mm film cameras used for The Nightmare Before Christmas. Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp, Bonham Carter and Danny Elfman aboard. Corpse Bride is dedicated to executive producer Ranft, who died a month before the film's release.