Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride
(Re)Discover this big little miracle of a stop motion animation - a weird and wonderful, unmistakably Burtonesque romantic comedy about a shy groom caught between two brides, one dead, one alive, and 2 worlds, the bleak one of the living, and -surprise!- the colourful, joyful one of the dead.
- Date
- Thu March 27, 2025 7:30PM
- Location
- Upstairs, The Sydenham Centre, 44A Sydenham Rd, London SE26 5QX
Overview
There are films that come out of nowhere to sweep you off your feet.
Even though you know their creator(s) and what they are capable of.
Still.
Big little miracles that ever grow in you in weird and wonderful ways.
Like this dark, romantic comedy of misunderstandings that happens when Victor, a shy groom, practices his vows. In the woods, oblivious to the fact that he is in the presence of a ghost. As soon as he gets them right, Emily, the dead, young woman rises from the grave believing that they are now married.
Caught between two brides and two worlds, what will Victor choose? And what extraordinary (self)discoveries will he make?
Not the pop culture staple The Nightmare Before Christmas (directed by Henry Selick, as he was simultaneously busy with Batman Returns) is, Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride is still unmistakably his and still a masterpiece. His 12th feature film and his first, stop motion animation as a (co)director, it celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and features prominently in the Design Museum’s brilliant exhibition The World of Tim Burton (photo below), which just got extended to May.