Bride Flight

I saw this movie through a cinema club in Westchester ,NY. It has been released in the Netherlands but the DVD has been produced in only a non USA format and thus has never had any visibility in the USA. WHAT A SHAME! This movie is a real treat-exciting,compelling,riveting, poignant and thought provoking. It recounts the emigration to New Zealend of four people in the 1950's from The Netherlands which had just experienced severe floods and resulting horrible economic conditions. These 4 young adults essentially meet on the plane ride and their stories become intertwined in ways that keep you totally engrossed in their separate new lives in New Zealand.The plot is continually engaging and the lead actor and especially the lead actresses are wonderful and fully photogenic. If this movie were ever released here in a USA format, I suspect word of mouth and that of reviewers would eventually make this unknown movie a rental favorite here.

Excellent Blu-ray of an excellent movie. Captures the time and places suburbly.

This is a wonderful story, but I missed about half of it because there were no closed captions for the hearing impaired. Any time the actors spoke English, which was quite a lot, I could not understand a word. There are those who say the unhappy brides should have turned around and gone home, but those were different times, especially if you were pregnant or got pregnant right away. It was the era of "you made your bed"....you stayed with your husband, no matter what. No one helped you or sympathized with you, Men ruled, women obeyed....so much for the "Good Old Days".

I downloaded this last weekend when i was sick in bed on my kindle. Its been over a week and I still think about the choices these women made. I also was so delighted by this movie that i ordered the book to read. Due be prepared that if you get this movie-you must pay attention because it is a foreign film so some parts are subtitled! This is a story of a secret pact and the choices 3 women made in 1953. Also note: nudity and one pretty detailed sex scene is in it! Though these scenes did not bother me it shows how this character went from a husband that was overly religious and just wanted his 10 minutes in bed with her to her doing things she never did before. Scenery in the movie is beautiful. My favorite character was Ester! Strong but vulernable! It is a worthy film to watch for those that like a good forbidden love story!

Exciting tale, keeps interest! Great seller condition and transaction! Recommend A+

Although the scenery is very well pictured, the story line is very complicated to follow, maybe because the events are taken to a very long extent to explain, therefor loosing the viewers attention. With the first 20 minutes of the movie, you can basically guess how the whole movie will develop. If you are on a very cold, rainy and boring Sunday I encourage you to watch it if not abstain.

I had read the book of the same name by Marieke van der Pol. I also remember the 1953 air race (The Bride Flight being the KLM DC 6 entry) that finished in my city, Christchurch.I rode my bicycle to the airport to see the visiting aircraft.I enjoyed the movie and its attempt to record the introduction of Dutch culture (sometimes uncompromising) into New Zealand's relaxed lifestyle. The Dutch got off side occasionally owing to them being diligent workers.The story also represents the early days of New Zealand's successful viticulture industry. Pinot noir certainly became a pleasing drop.The movie follows the book's storyline closely and the characters,Lady Esther, Ada and Marjorie, come over convincingly. But I question changing the locations: Oamaru instead of Christchurch and spectacular Queenstown instead of Martinborough for Frank's flamboyant winery. In a sense it is a sad story with only one of the marriages resulting from the Bride Flight being a success albeit marginally.Following the story in the movie can be complicated for anyone not having read the book. I recommend both. Bride flight on DVD is a good choice for any movie connoisseur's collection. The characters and locations are a delight to watch.

Beautifully written, directed, and acted period piece that illustrates the pain and losses inflicted on people by patriarchal religions, in this case, Calvinism; and the generational damage caused by fascist governments, in this case, Nazi Germany. Riveting. Highly recommend it.

Película que te muestra el presente y pasado de los personajes, teniendo al destino como implacable y tal vez duro, con un romance con amor imposible, ilusión de una hermosa boda y muchos hijos, emprendimiento y tenacidad de los personajes que harán el tiempo VOLAR como las Novias.

I loved the book. It was funny, emotional, very well acted. Also great to watch a dutch spoken film. Heel goed!

THIS IS WHAT GOOD MOVIES ARE - OR SHOULD BE ABOUT. GREAT STORY, HONEST ACTING, VISUALLY A JOY. SPECIAL EFFECTS OF CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTIONS ARE FOR NEW GENERATION OF BRAINLESS PEOPLE

Rather dull movie in my opinion compared to description.

One of my favorite movies!