Mary Shelley
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The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.”
From Saudi director Haifaa al-Mansour (2012’s Wadjda), this biopic about the life of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley is, like her scientist’s creation, an odd, interesting, flawed beast. Daughter of leftwing literati William Godwin and…
Haifaa Al-Mansour is the Saudi Arabian film-maker whose 2012 debut feature Wadjda was the first to be shot entirely in her home country and so far the only Saudi picture to be directed by a woman. So she is an interesting choice to take on…
This was a sweet film, and much better. There's multiple issues - the ridiculous portrayal of Lord Byron and the famous 1816 excursion. It was ...
