Gothic
Summary:
Director Ken Russell applies his trademark excess to this surreal, experimental examination of the creative dementia which shaped Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein. The story is embellished from events which allegedly took place at the Swiss villa of Lord Byron (Gabriel Byrne) on the night of June 16, 1816. Byron's guests include poet Percy Shelley (Julian Sa... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gabriel Byrne - (Lord Byron)
Julian Sands - (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
Natasha Richardson - (Mary Shelley)
Myriam Cyr - (Claire Clairmont)
Timothy Spall - (Dr. John Polidori)
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Review:
Gothic is not a movie for everyone -- a qualification that can be applied to almost any Ken Russell film -- but those who respond to it will respond very strongly indeed. The good news is that even those for whom Gothic is not really their cup of tea should at the very least find it engrossing, if perhaps too gross for their tastes. Compar... Continue >>
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