Bride of the Orient
March 2, 1989•1h 34m•★ 9.5
DramaRomance
After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.
Director
Urs OdermattWriters
Cast
Wolfram Berger
Windleter
Werner Herzog
Businger
Helen Vita
Matrimonial Agent
?
Annamirl Bierbichler
Vreneli
?
Arunotai Jitreekan
Thai Woman
Mathias Gnädinger
'Hirschen'-Wirt
Günter Meisner
Priest Barmettler
Michael Gempart
Postal Clerk
?
Marie-Thérèse Mäder
Jeannine
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Faden-Kari
?
Jan Kadlec
Boris
?
Daniela Tallarico
Tamara
?
Bernard Landau
Registrar
?
Josef Odermatt
Cousin
Heidi Züger
Girl from the Village
Errol Morris