| Bride of the Wind | |
| Director: | Bruce Beresford |
| Based On: | Life of Alma Mahler |
| Music: | Stephen Endelman |
| Cinematography: | Peter James |
| Editing: | Timothy Wellburn |
| Distributor: | Paramount Classics |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $419,414 |
Bride of the Wind is a 2001 period drama directed by Academy Award–nominee Bruce Beresford and written by first-time screenwriter Marilyn Levy. Loosely based on the life of Alma Mahler, Bride of the Wind recounts Alma's marriage to the composer Gustav Mahler and her romantic liaisons. The title of the film alludes to a painting by Oskar Kokoschka named Die Windsbraut, literally meaning The Bride of the Wind, though often translated as The Tempest. The artist dedicated this painting to Alma Mahler.
The film received negative reviews from critics and did poorly at the box office.
The film poster artwork depicts Alma reclining on a chaise longue attended by a lover, with a field of flowers in the background. Alma's dress, her hair, the chaise, the field of flowers and even the air are replete with many of the stylistic elements of paintings by Gustav Klimt.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 11% based on reviews from 64 critics.[1] On Metacritic the film has a score of 35% based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[2]