I thought this was a very interesting take on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the people and history surrounding it's creation. It's slow but worth the wait, beautifully filmed. Hugh Grant and Valentine Pelka do a fine job. Thankfully there is less of Grant's girlfriend of the time, Liz Hurley. She should stick to modeling.
The use of the monster as an omen of death is very interesting.
I didn't really know much about the life of Shelley or Byron before this movie.
Be aware there is some nudity, but it is not what I would consider gratuitous. I looked it up. Shelley really would walk around his house nude. He even answered the door once with no clothes.
The locations are absolutely fabulous. I so want to tour Europe and stay everywhere this was filmed.
I really loved the music and wish there was somewhere with a more detailed list of the pieces used. There is a list of the composers in the credits, but they all wrote a lot of music. Which Beethoven piano sonata? Which Mozart? You could spend a lot of time trying to find the music. There is no soundtrack released that I am aware of so you're out of luck if you want to listen to the music in the car.
If you can get the DVD or VHS on sale, worth it. But I wouldn't pay full price.
The use of the monster as an omen of death is very interesting.
I didn't really know much about the life of Shelley or Byron before this movie.
Be aware there is some nudity, but it is not what I would consider gratuitous. I looked it up. Shelley really would walk around his house nude. He even answered the door once with no clothes.
The locations are absolutely fabulous. I so want to tour Europe and stay everywhere this was filmed.
I really loved the music and wish there was somewhere with a more detailed list of the pieces used. There is a list of the composers in the credits, but they all wrote a lot of music. Which Beethoven piano sonata? Which Mozart? You could spend a lot of time trying to find the music. There is no soundtrack released that I am aware of so you're out of luck if you want to listen to the music in the car.
If you can get the DVD or VHS on sale, worth it. But I wouldn't pay full price.