{"product_id":"the-devils-bride-deluxe-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"The Devil's Bride (1974) Deluxe Limited Edition - Blu-ray","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1074824520?h=5cb4aa2230\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDELUXE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIMITED \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEDITION (1250 UNITS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eTHE DEVIL’S BRIDE (VELNIO NUOTAKA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"211\"\u003e1974 • Lithuanian Film Centre • 78 min.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"682\"\u003eImagine a surreal early-1970s Lithuanian rock opera directed in the spirit of Ken Russell’s \u003cem data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"351\"\u003eTommy\u003c\/em\u003e, blending elements of \u003cem data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eJesus Christ Superstar\u003c\/em\u003e (guitar-driven musical numbers and religious themes), \u003cem data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eFiddler on the Roof\u003c\/em\u003e (a rural village setting), and the folk-horror atmosphere of \u003cem data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"552\"\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eBlood on Satan’s Claw\u003c\/em\u003e. The result is the strange and captivating world of director Arūnas Žebriūnas’ \u003cstrong data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"681\"\u003eTHE DEVIL’S BRIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003eThe film opens with an unforgettable musical sequence: a long-haired, flower-child version of God sits on a throne in the heavenly mountains, surrounded by angelic choirs in flowing white robes. As guitars erupt, the angels cast aside their robes to reveal bright mod-era costumes and begin an exuberant choreographed celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003eAn ambitious sung-through musical in the style of \u003cem data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003eThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg\u003c\/em\u003e—where the entire story is performed in song—the film centers on a devil named Pinčiukas (Gediminas Girdvainis), who is expelled from Heaven and lands in a frog pond belonging to farmer Baltaragis (Vasilijus Simčičius). Pinčiukas promises Baltaragis the hand of his beloved Marcelė (Vaiva Mainelytė) in exchange for the farmer’s yet-to-be-born daughter Jurga (also played by Mainelytė as an adult), setting off a chain of complications over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1914\"\u003eBased on the novel \u003cem data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1588\"\u003eWhitehorn’s Windmill\u003c\/em\u003e by Kazys Boruta, with music by Viačeslavas Ganelinas and striking cinematography by Algimantas Mockus, the film weaves Lithuanian folklore with dreamlike imagery: devils riding through the countryside, mysterious carriages vanishing into lakes, and ancient rituals involving mistletoe roots, rowan berries, and straw figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"2288\"\u003eIn an unexpected twist, Pinčiukas becomes one of the story’s most sympathetic characters, destined to remain on earth while longing to return to Heaven. 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