Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Frankenstein
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Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! makes multiple references to Frankenstein films of the past, but one Easter egg proves how smart she and her movie truly are.
The Bride! was born out of a fantasy. "I'm not speaking for Mary Shelley," its writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal recently told the Los Angeles Times. "But there must have been some other, naughtier, wilder,
And yet! Without the possession element, we would not be treated to Jessie Buckley flipping effortlessly between a Chicago flapper accent and a rather posh English accent — often within a single sentence! Buckley is a generational virtuoso, and actor turned director Maggie Gyllenhaal understands what makes her fascinating to watch.