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Rowing with the Wind
(1988)
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Lizzy McInnerny | ... | |
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Valentine Pelka | ... | |
| Elizabeth Hurley | ... | ||
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Virginia Mataix | ... |
Elisa
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| Ronan Vibert | ... | ||
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José Carlos Rivas | ... |
Criatura
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Kate McKenzie | ... | |
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Jolyon Baker | ... |
Edward Williams
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Terry Taplin | ... |
Godwin
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Karen Westwood | ... |
Fanny
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Bibiana Fernández | ... |
Fornarina
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Josep Maria Pou | ... |
Oficial aduana
(as José María Pou)
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| Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | ... | ||
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The film is situated in the time when Mary Shelley wrote her novel "Frankenstein". It describes the relationship between Lord Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley during various voyages through different European countries in that period. Although Frankenstein is just an invention strange things happen to the people Mary does not like. Written by Volker Boehm
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Byron sólo lamentaba los pecados que no había podido cometer [Byron only lamented the sins he hadn't committed]Parents Guide:
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SpainLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 July 1989 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Rowing With The Wind took an excellent idea from the life of Frankenstein's author, Mary Shelley. For anyone who is familiar with the life of Mary Shelley, this film will make more sense and be appreciated better. However, for the average movie-goer, this film will probably be of disinterest. Having said that (and for those of you still reading), I would have to applaud the youthful talents of today stars, Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, who play Lord Byron and Claire Clairmont, respectively. This Spanish production keeps with European exposure in several nude scenes, most notably of Elizabeth Hurley.
The film in a nutshell describes a visit to Lord Byron by Mary Shelley, her husband Percy Shelley, half-sister Claire Clairmont, and Byron's physician Dr. Polidori. According to history, Lord Byron challenged each of them to develop the most horrific story they could come up with. This is when Mary Shelley came up with the idea for Frankenstein, published in 1818. Oddly, Mary Shelley's biography was rife with a large number of deaths of those around her. Her mother died when she was born. One of her sisters died. Her husband's ex-wife died drowning. Ironically, her husband dies drowning.
She loses a couple of children. And on and on. She seemed so unable to escape death soon after the publication of Frankenstein. This film takes on the idea that her abominable creation is the cause of such deaths.
Kudos definitely go to whomever wrote the script for Lord Byron. Hugh Grant plays him brilliantly and in a very intelligently decadent sort of way. He's hilarious! Elizabeth Hurley and the other actors are good, not outstanding. But the film fails, despite its great plot creativity, when it hands out a quick and un-compelling revival of the evening in which Mary Shelley came up with Frankenstein. It gives far less attention than it should have, as I would have thought it a bigger turning point in the story.
With better direction and production (beginning of the film is a bit grainy), this would have truly made a compelling story. 5/10