Review of Picture Bride (1995) by Doug R — 04 Jul 2007

Displays how picture brides were sent from Japan to the US to marry men they have never met.

This review of Picture Bride (1995) was written by Doug R on 04 Jul 2007.

Picture Bride has generally received positive reviews.

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for Nitrate Online (381) on 29 Dec 2003

Has a nifty swan song by the great Toshiro Mifune, but the rest of the film is pretty, underwritten snooze…

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By Mark S (2,772) on 18 Jul 2007

Good foreign romance film about belonging…

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By Zarinah H (95) on 15 Jan 2008

I can't believe I came upon this gem of a movie by accident - The Picture Bride is a haunting account of the journey of naive 16 year old Okinawan,…

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By Monique Y (102) on 20 Jan 2014

This foreign film was cute for the initial 15 minutes, then boring to the point of falling asleep several times for the remainder of the movie…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 11 Jun 2007

The film is poorly directed, but it deals with a rare issue, picture brides circa 1918, and is made by an insider, an Asian-American, which is a plus…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 25 Sep 2012

Very simple and poetic, yet you will find yourself quite immersed in the characters as the plot plays out…

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By Todd F (201) on 10 Feb 2008

I love that actors from memoirs of a geisha are in it. It makes it more recognizable for me…

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By Kameela I (18) on 15 Jul 2008

This is another reason why I love them Sundance films, because they focus on real stories, stories that educate us and give us a deeper insight…

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By Leo L (690) on 11 Jan 2008

The last time I saw this movie was a couple of months back, and the first was in high school. This is a tremendous movie…

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By Radlynn V (7) on 02 Oct 2007

Seen it in nihongo class, it was okay I guess…

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