Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride, often referred to as Tim Burtons Corpse Bride, is a 2005 BritishAmerican stopmotionanimated musical fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton with a screenplay by John August, Pamela Pettler, and Caroline Thompson based on characters created by Burton and Carlos Grangel. The plot is set in a fictional Victorian era village in Europe. Johnny Depp led a cast as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bonham Carter voiced Emily, the title character. Corpse Bride is the third stopmotion feature film produced by Burton and the first directed by him the previous two films, The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach, were directed by Henry Selick. This is also the first stopmotion feature from Burton that was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was dedicated to executive producer Joe Ranft, who died during production.

In an unspecified Victorianera village somewhere in Europe, Victor Van Dort Johnny Depp, the son of nouveau riche fish merchants, and Victoria Everglot Emily Watson, the neglected daughter of hateful aristocrats, are preparing for their arranged marriage, which will simultaneously raise the social class of Victors parents and restore the wealth of Victorias penniless family. Both have concerns about marrying someone they do not know, but upon meeting for the first time, they fall for each other. After the shy Victor ruins the wedding rehearsal by forgetting his vows and is scolded by Pastor Galswells Christopher Lee, he flees and practices his wedding vows in the nearby forest, placing the wedding ring on a nearby upturned tree root.The root turns out to be the finger of a murdered woman in a tattered bridal gown, who rises from the grave claiming that she is now Victors wife. After fainting, Victor wakes up and finds out he was spirited away to the surprisingly festive Land of the Dead. The bewildered Victor learns the story of how Emily Helena Bonham Carter, his new bride, was murdered years ago by an unknown criminal on the night of her secret elopement. Emily, as a wedding gift, reunites Victor with his longdead dog, Scraps. Meanwhile, Victorias parents hear that Victor has been seen in another womans arms, and become suspicious. ........

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