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Devil's Bride (1974 film)

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'Devil's Bride' is the first Lithuanian musical created in 1974 and based on the book by Kazys Boruta 'Baltaragio malnas' . Due to its popularity it is sometimes called a Lithuanian 'Jesus Christ Superstar' rock opera. This musical is a joint creation by the director Arnas ebrinas, composer Vyacheslav Ganelin and scriptwriter Sigitas Geda.

Synopsis



A devil, Piniukas (Gediminas Girvainis), comes to earth and lands near the mill of Baltaragis (Vasilijus Simiius). Piniukas and Baltaragis conclude a pact: the devil will help the miller in his work and will get him a spectacular wife, Marcel (Vaiva Mainelyt). In exchange, Baltaragis will let Piniukas marry the beautiful daughter he and Marcel will have. Soon after giving birth to a daughter, Marcel dies. The daughter, Jurga (played by the same actress interpreting her mother, Vaiva Mainelyt), grows up to become a beautiful woman, and the handsome Girdvainis (Regimantas Adomaitis) falls in love with her. Piniukas plays all sort of tricks to separate Jurga from Girdvainis, while Baltaragis regrets his pact with the devil and tries to persuade him to marry instead his not-so-beautiful sister Urul (Regina Varnait). In the end, the whole village realizes Piniukas is a devil and tries to kill him by drowning him in a nearby river, but he is saved by Urul, who is secretly in love with him. In the final scene, Jurga is happily riding with Girdvainis, and they pass by Urul and Piniukas, who also seem happy with their children.See [http://www.haussite.net/haus.0/PROGRAM/INFO_2000/transaction/films_G.html "Transaction: Nomeda und Gediminas Urbonas (LT) Filmliste + Synopsis"], haussite.net, 2000.

Cast



*Vaiva Mainelyt Jurga and Marcel

*Regimantas Adomaitis Girdvainis

*Gediminas Girdvainis Piniukas

*Vasilijus Simiius Baltaragis

*Regina Varnait Urul

*Bronius Babkauskas

*Juozas Mekauskas

*Regina Arbaiauskait

*Danut Kritopaityt

*Jonas Pakulis The Almighty

Reception



'Velnio nuotaka' was one of the most successful and celebrated movies in the Lithuanian cinema of the Soviet era. Critics have noted influences of Russian movies, but have also praised the originality of the set and camera movement that made Arnas ebrinas's style somewhat unique.Migle Kanapelkaite, [https://issuu.com/migka/docs/the_influence_of_soviet_union_in_li The Influence of Soviet Union in Lithuanian Cinema], research paper, 2014, 13. An historical Lithuanian movie, it was also influenced by the devilish 1970s, as evidenced by its portrait of a quite licentious Satanic kingdom on earth.[http://www.cinelegende.fr/archive/programme2018-9/DP_La%20Belle.pdf Dossier de presse: La Belle], 2018, 4.

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