Bride Flight Page #3

Synopsis: 1953, a flood adding to the aftermath of World War II swells the numbers of Dutch emigrants. On a KLM flight to New Zealand, part of a race from London, Frank, who lost his family and colonial estate in the Japanese occupation and Indonesian civil war of Independence, meets some virtual mail order brides. Ada van Holland becomes his lover before confessing she's already married by proxy to gloomy Calvinist Derk. Jewish concentration camp survivor Esther dodges her engagement for a fashion career and discretely has her boy Bobby adopted by infertile Marjorie, who did everything else right with husband Hans. Over the years, some of their paths cross again, all survivors meet at Frank's funeral.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Ben Sombogaart
Production: Music Box Films
  11 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
R
Year:
2008
130 min
$497,252
Website
34 Views


I hope everything works out well for you.

- You too.

Shall I come with you?

Esther.

What a fantastic day.

They were expecting you yesterday.

Go round the back.

Only snobs use the front door.

I'd climb over the roof, as long as

I don't have to see the Jottkowitzes.

I didn't come here for that.

Voil.

Nice, different. Not my taste,

but nice for the time being.

I'm not missing them yet.

It may sound blunt but that's how I feel.

And you?

- I've been missing them for ten years.

Perhaps we're making a mistake.

- We just need time. That's all.

What if it turns out that we're not suited?

- So what? We belong together.

There is no one else.

We don't have anyone else.

Will we be happy?

There have been so many deaths,

Esther. Your whole family and mine too.

I can become supervisor in Auckland.

My two years are up.

It's far better paid. We'll get a house.

Congratulations.

Listen.

You are a daughter of Israel.

- How delightfully solemn.

I want you to cook kosher meals.

Our kids should learn traditional values.

We'll celebrate Sabbath,

Purim and Sukkot.

That's how we can pass on our lives.

You have so much energy.

Devote it to a higher cause.

Which is?

- You know.

The resurrection of the people of Israel.

I give you children, and they

grow up as happy and free Jews.

I make the Sabbath meal, you pray.

Our children dressed up smart.

We become a warm,

cosy Yiddish family.

We light the candles

and sing traditional songs...

for all the skeletons on the dresser.

They eat with us

One bite for Grandma, one for Grandpa.

A bite for Sal. Six million mouthfuls.

Oh, I can hardly wait.

They're not eating my cake.

They won't eat it if it's not homemade.

Ridiculous.

Where's Leon? And Hans?

Have you seen Hans?

Hans? Hans?

I will call her Emma.

Or Danny.

And I want a...

Look at that child.

Come look.

This is what it will look like.

- Nice.

Are there enough children's rooms?

- Just say how many.

Show-off.

Marjorie?

Hey.

Are you okay?

Yes, it's all part of being pregnant.

I don't understand.

I want to go home.

It went well.

You just had surgery.

- Shouldn't you be off to work?

Let me do that.

- Why? It can't do any harm now, can it?

Just add it to the list.

- No matter, darling.

I am not a cripple. I am not an invalid.

You're going to be late.

Don't stay here for me.

Bye, Hans.

Hi, how are you?

- Fine. Tea?

How are you doing?

Writing home?

Yes.

That must be tough.

I'd already written Mum and Dad a letter.

I was so happy. And now I have to...

But how?

- Perhaps you should wait a while.

It's gone by boat.

It's not even there yet.

And now I have to...

What should I write?

Just leave it a bit.

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