Brides are Busting Out All Over: A Two-Month Tribute to Brides, Those Who Ran Away and Those Who Stayed An Introduction

This month on that Bouvier Girl we’ll be examining marriage in its varied forms – via examination of three disparate but linkable films in which gals want to (or don’t want to ) be married and their cultural impact.

The films examined will be:

It: Or The Surprising Modernism of Betty Lou Spence

Adam’s Rib: Tracy, Hepburn, and the Politics of the Thirties

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Gabba Gabba one of Us

What Would the Girls in Little Rock Say?:  Marilyn on Marrying, itching and husband hunting

The Quiet Man: Or Everyone loves John Wayne’s Dong, So Why Don’t You?

My Big Fat Greek Wedding And the Resurgence of Traditional Cinematic Romance

Muriel’s Wedding: Sisterhood versus Misterhood in the ‘90’s romance oeuvre

Mama Mia!: Loud Trope Subversion, ABBA and Fireworks in Greece

The Notebook versus  The Vow: Love As Tragic Farce In Nicholas Spark’s Mild Kingdom