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Mary Shelley

  • 2017
  • PG
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
18K
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Elle Fanning in Mary Shelley (2017)
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Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.

  • Director
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour
  • Writers
    • Emma Jensen
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour
  • Stars
    • Elle Fanning
    • Bel Powley
    • Owen Richards
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • Writers
      • Emma Jensen
      • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • Stars
      • Elle Fanning
      • Bel Powley
      • Owen Richards
    • 107User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations

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    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning
    • Mary Shelley
    Bel Powley
    Bel Powley
    • Claire Clairmont
    Owen Richards
    • William Godwin
    Joanne Froggatt
    Joanne Froggatt
    • Mrs. Godwin
    Stephen Dillane
    Stephen Dillane
    • Mr. Godwin
    Andy McKell
    • Man #1
    • (as Andrew McKell)
    Maisie Williams
    Maisie Williams
    • Isabel Baxter
    Derek Riddell
    Derek Riddell
    • William Baxter
    Hugh O'Conor
    Hugh O'Conor
    • Samuel Coleridge
    Bill O'Brien
    • Scottish Guest
    Douglas Booth
    Douglas Booth
    • Shelley
    Martin Phillips
    • Deacon
    Ciara Charteris
    Ciara Charteris
    • Harriet Shelley
    Chloe Vos
    • Ianthe
    Pat Hickey
    • Hunched Backed Man
    Serena Barnes
    • Landlady
    Laurence Foster
    Laurence Foster
    • Bookseller
    Mella Carron
    Mella Carron
    • Girl in Park
    • Director
      • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • Writers
      • Emma Jensen
      • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Haifaa Al-Mansour was the first female Saudi director to direct a Hollywood film.
    • Goofs
      After Claire goes into Lord Byron's bedroom, there is a shot of the candle chandelier. The cord used to raise and lower the chandelier, as it is holding up the chandelier, would be taut with the weight, yet there is a slack arc in the cord.
    • Quotes

      Harriet Shelley: Evidently you are a stranger to scandal, Miss Godwin. Did you know I ran away with Percy when I was a girl? Idealism and love give us courage. But they do not prepare you for the sacrifice required to love a man like Percy.

    • Crazy credits
      Even though the movie is clearly based on real people, including of course Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, and many others, the end titles include the ridiculous disclaimer that "The characters depicted in this motion picture are fictitious, and any similarity to the history of any person is entirely coincidental."
    • Connections
      Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Tom Hiddleston/Maisie Williams/Rooney (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Over the Hills and Far Away
      (uncredited)

      Traditional English ballad

      Sung as a lullaby by Elle Fanning

    User reviews107

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    9/10
    A GOTHIC TALE OF A WRETCHED LIFE LIVED TO CREATE A MASTERPIECE
    I always make the time to read IMDB's user reviews before I waste my time on a movie. For some reason I decided not to on this evening, as I was eternally bored with my own existence. The experience of watching Mary Shelley has made me reconsider my tactic of choosing movies based on user reviews, as we all have such diverse taste in an artists work, we should not let the audiences opinions hold too much merit over our own taste. I enjoyed the movie from start to end, and the actors did a wonderful job at the portrayal of their characters. I have taken the time to dive to deep into Mary Shelley's life story, so I do not know how true this story is to her life, but the movie did manage to keep my attention for just over two hours and entertained me over the course of that time. I must say this movie managed to spark a deep interest in me for the young author of Frankenstein, and I shall now proceed to do more research on the infamous Mary Shelley.
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    • marhashams
    • Jun 9, 2018
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    • Release date
      • July 5, 2018 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Luxembourg
      • United States
      • Ireland
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (United Kingdom)
      • Official Instagram (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nữ Nhà Văn
    • Filming locations
      • Mount Street Crescent, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland(Shelley's posh apartment exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • IFC Films
      • HanWay Films
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $108,900
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,570
      • May 27, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,096,600
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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