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Mary Shelley (working title A Storm in the Stars) is a 2017 romantic period-drama film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour and written by Emma Jensen. The plot follows Mary Shelley 's first love and her romantic relationship with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley , which inspired her to write her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus .
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein premiered at the London Film Festival, and was released theatrically on November 4, 1994, by TriStar Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $112 million worldwide on a budget of $45 million, making it less successful than the previous Francis Ford Coppola -produced horror adaptation, Bram ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. 1818 novel by Mary Shelley This article is about the novel by Mary Shelley. For the Monster, see Frankenstein's monster. For other uses, see Frankenstein (disambiguation). Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus Volume I, first edition Author Mary Shelley Language English Genre Gothic ...
As with the first film, Bride of Frankenstein was directed by James Whale starring Boris Karloff as the Monster and Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein. [3] The sequel features Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of Mary Shelley and the bride. Colin Clive reprises his role as Henry Frankenstein, and Ernest Thesiger plays the role of Doctor Septimus ...
The Last Man is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826.The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by the rise of a bubonic plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the entire globe, ultimately resulting in the near-extinction of humanity.
The film was shown over two nights on ABC's Wide World of Mystery. [2] Part 1 of the film was shown on the same night, and on the same network, as another of Curtis' productions, The Night Strangler. [3] The film was quickly overshadowed by the more lavishly budgeted Frankenstein: The True Story which premiered later that same year. [4] [3]
The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions, loosely based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley. [7] It was Hammer's first colour horror film, and the first of their Frankenstein series. [8]
Plot [ edit ] In the summer of 1816, English poet Percy Shelley , his soon to be wife Mary Shelley (daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft ), and Mary's stepsister and companion Claire Clairmont take a holiday with Lord Byron and his physician John William Polidori at a villa rented by Byron at Lake Leman , Switzerland .