Gothic Movie Review 1987

Mary Shelley (Richardson), Lord Byron (Byrne), Percy Bysshe Shelley (Sands), Claire Clairmont (Cyr), and Dr. John Polidori (Spall) spend the night of June 16, 1816 in a Swiss villa telling each other ghost stories and experimenting with laudanum and sexual partner combinations. The dreams and realizations of the night will color their lives ever after. Interesting premise, well-carried out, although burdened by director Russell's typical excesses.

Distribution

Vestron Video, c/o Artisan Home Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404-5502, Phone: (310)449-9200, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 87 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Classic Horror, Biopics: Writers, Sex & Sexuality, Frankenstein, Art & Artists, Period Piece: 19th Century, Writers, Cousins

Screenplay

Stephen Volk

Cast

Julian Sands, Gabriel Byrne, Timothy Spall, Natasha Richardson, Myriam Cyr

Cinematography

Mike Southon

Director

Ken Russell

Music

Thomas Dolby

Producer

Vestron Pictures