In the original tale, the Robber Bridegroom steals young maidens for his own ends, but Atwood casts the bridegroom as a predatory woman (described by Lorrie Moore in the New York Times as 'Richard III with breast implants') and looks at the effects her manipulation has on three female friends in Toronto, as they go through university and into their adult lives, between 19.Ĭanadian born British actress Tanya Moodie stars as Zenia. Set in present-day Toronto, Ontario, the novel is about three women and their history with old friend and nemesis, Zenia. In 'The Robber Bride' Margaret Atwood brilliantly turns this Brothers Grimm fairytale on its head, by re-casting all the roles as female. What devices does Zenia use to first gain entry.

Abandoned by her philandering war-bride mother, she is reared by an. Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow In The Robber Bride Tony says that people like Zenia dont get into your life unless you invite them in. A nurturer, homebody, and flower collector, she specializes in the study of warthe bloodier the battles the better. A film adaptation of The Robber Bride, starring Mary-Louise Parker as Zenia, Wendy Crewson as Roz, Greg Bryk as Henry, Shawn Doyle as John, Susan Lynch as Charis, Amanda Root as Tony, Tatiana Maslany as Augusta and Brandon Firla as West, aired on CBC Television in January 2007 and the Oxygen Network in March 2007. In Margaret Atwood's brilliant and contemporary re-working of the Grimm's fairy story, three old university friendsĪre about to be shockingly reminded of a dark secret from their pasts - which they had hoped was buried forever. The Robber Bride by Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood was originally published in the United States in 1993.

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