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10 April 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life.Plot:
Story of the night that Mary Shelley gave birth to the horror classic "Frankenstein." Disturbed drug... more | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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One of the most interesting horror films ever made! more (45 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gabriel Byrne | ... | Byron |
 | Julian Sands | ... | Shelley |
 | Natasha Richardson | ... | Mary Shelley |
 | Myriam Cyr | ... | Claire Clairmont |
 | Timothy Spall | ... | Dr. Polidori |
| Alec Mango | ... | Murray |
| Andreas Wisniewski | ... | Fletcher |
 | Dexter Fletcher | ... | Rushton |
| Pascal King | ... | Justine |
| Tom Hickey | ... | Tour Guide |
| Linda Coggin | ... | Turkish Mechanical Woman |
| Kristine Landon-Smith | ... | Mechanical Woman |
| Chris Chappell | ... | Man in Armour (as Chris Chappel) |
| Mark Pickard | ... | Young William |
 | Kiran Shah | ... | Fuseli Monster |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
87 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18Fun Stuff
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The painting that Mary Shelley sees on the wall, and that subsequently comes to life in her dream, is Johann Heinrich Fuessli's "Nightmare." moreQuotes:
[first lines]Tour Guide: And there, ladies and gentlemen, on the other side of the lake we have the famous Villa Diodati where Lord Byron, greatest living English poet, resides in exile. Romantic, scholar, duelist, best-selling author of Childe Harold, he was forced to leave his native land after many scandals including incest and adultery with Lady Caroline Lamb. "Mad, bad and dangerous to know" she called him.
[the guide squeezes a lady's hand and points]
Tour Guide: Bedroom - top right.
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I've only seen two of Ken Russell's films (Gothic and Lair of the White Worm), but if they are anything to go by, he is one of the best horror directors of all time. It is so nice to see someone going against the mould and not making predictable slasher films or Hollywood 'Sixth-Sense' style horror-thrillers.
It is about the weird night that Mary Shelly and her poet brother spent with Lord Byron, which supposedly inspired her to write Frankenstein.
It is filled with hallucionations and erotic weirdness which bridges it much closer to the work of David Lynch or Cronenberg than to the traditional horror film.
I absolutely loved this film and can't recommend it enough. Even if you hate it, you can't deny that it's an experience! 5/5