Underplayed Gems

Bride of the Orient (1988)

Bride of the Orient poster
Original title
Gekauftes Glück
Directed by
Urs Odermatt
Genre
independent film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
16
Rating
9.5 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Swiss independent film from 1988 follows a man who travels to Thailand to find a bride. The story explores the cultural and emotional complexities of such a transaction.

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What happens

La Fiancée thaïlandaise (titre original allemand : Gekauftes Glück) est un film germano-suisse réalisé en 1988 par Urs Odermatt. Le metteur en scène allemand Werner Herzog y joue le second rôle masculin aux côtés de l’Autrichien Wolfram Berger. L’actrice thaïe Arunotai Jitreekan (อรุโณทัย จิตตรีขันธ์) apparaît quant à elle pour la première fois dans un film tourné en dehors de Bangkok. La Fiancée thaïlandaise a été l’un des films d’auteurs suisses ayant obtenu le succès le plus retentissant auprès de la presse et du public. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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