The Blood Spattered Bride
- Year: 1972
- Country of origin: Spain
- Genre: Horror
- Director: Vicente Aranda
- Length: 82 min
The savage revenge of a young bride ravaged on her wedding night!
Film Synopsis
A young bride, disturbed by nightmares and a growing unease in her new home, discovers a mysterious woman hidden on the estate. As her relationship with the stranger deepens, she’s drawn into a seductive and violent bond rooted in vengeance and repressed desires. The line between love and bloodlust dissolves in this modern reimagining of Carmilla.
Critical Perspective
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Blood is a lesbian fantasy that tries to have it both ways. It wants to be aggressively feminist with its stance that the violent rape dreams are only due to mistrust of men, but then, in its conclusion, which involves a casket and an embrace, it is the man who puts a stop to the ruckus. Best to put aside the politics of this and to concentrate on [Maribel] Martin losing her mind as well as her soul. It’s a vampire movie, so the blood is plentiful and the nudity abundant.
Danny Shipka, Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980 (McFarland, 2011)
The Blood Spattered Bride Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Mondo Macabro BD-ALL/US 2017 | Blue Underground BD-ALL/US 2011 | Blue Underground DVD-1/US 2008 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2000 |
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| Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger | ||||
| Simón Andreu: Portrait of a Professional - Interview with Actor Simón Andreu | ||||
| Interview with Jonathan Rigby | ||||
| Interview with Cinematographer Fernando Arribas | ||||
| Alternate Clothed Scenes | ||||
| Alternate Ending | ||||
| Export Version Scene Used to Fix Spanish Print | ||||
| Deleted Scene | ||||
| English Theatrical Trailer | ||||
| Spanish Theatrical Trailer | ||||
| US Trailer with I Dismember Mama (1972) | ||||
| US Radio Spots - With Introductory Explanation |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Mondo Macabro’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a 12-page booklet with writing by Vanity Celis (“The Family Ghost”) and Pete Tombs (“The Bride Wore Blood”); and four double-sided art cards. Reissued as a standard edition without booklet and cards (2018/02/13).
- Blue Underground’s Blu-ray of Daughters of Darkness (1971) includes this film as an extra (in standard definition).
- Anchor Bay’s DVD includes liner notes.
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Collector’s guide
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Simón Andreu: Portrait of a Professional (32:13, 28:36) -
Interview with Jonathan Rigby (28:19) -
Interview with Cinematographer Fernando Arribas (32:25)
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Mondo Macabro BD 2017
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan and Kat Ellinger Mondo Macabro BD |
| Simón Andreu: Portrait of a Professional - Interview with Actor Simón Andreu Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Interview with Jonathan Rigby Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Interview with Cinematographer Fernando Arribas Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Alternate Clothed Scenes Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Alternate Ending Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Export Version Scene Used to Fix Spanish Print Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Deleted Scene Mondo Macabro BD | |
| English Theatrical Trailer Mondo Macabro BD | |
| Spanish Theatrical Trailer Mondo Macabro BD | |
| US Trailer with I Dismember Mama (1972) Mondo Macabro BD | |
| US Radio Spots - With Introductory Explanation Mondo Macabro BD |