Brides (2004)

A young female character, Nikki Douka, from Samothraki, is sailing to the U.S. to fulfill a marriage contract and save her family honor. Her skills as a seamstress keep her busily sewing throughout the voyage to alter wedding dresses for the third-class voyagers. But along the way, she meets a young American photographer who is returning from the Middle East where he was snapping shots of the war in Smyrna, 1922. Her honesty, pride, and beauty attract the attention of the American who falls in love with her. Tribulations abound during the voyage, following the dramas of several unfortunate young women upon whom nasty characters preyed, as Nikki struggles with her feelings for the photographer.

Genres: Drama, Romance, History

What to watch after Brides

• La cérémonie (1995) — Claude Chabrol directed both
• The Unfaithful Wife (1969) — Claude Chabrol directed both
• Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Butcher (1970) — Same feel: tense, disturbing
• Caché (2005)
• A Woman Is a Woman (1961) — Two steps away in the credits