The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
199 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken RussellDirector
- Stephen VolkScreenplay
- Thomas DolbyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gabriel ByrneLord Byron
- Julian SandsPercy Shelley
- Natasha RichardsonMary Shelley
- Myriam CyrClaire Clairmont
- Timothy SpallDr. Polidori
- Alec MangoMurray
- Andreas WisniewskiFletcher
- Dexter FletcherRushton
- Pascal KingJustine
- Tom HickeyTour Guide
- Linda CogginTurkish Mechanical Woman
- Kristine Landon-SmithMechanical Woman
Stills
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Themes
literatureopiumdrugslord byrongay theme