Mary Shelley (2017)

Directed by

Haifaa al-Mansour

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film, historical fiction

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,064 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Mary Shelley falls in love with the poet Percy Shelley. Their passionate but difficult relationship pushes her to write her famous novel Frankenstein.

romanticmelancholicintimatebittersweetperiod dramaslow-pacedearnestcontemplative

What happens

Mary Shelley 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. An international co-production, the film stars Elle Fanning as Shelley, with Maisie Williams, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley, and Ben Hardy in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017. It was released in the United States on May 25, 2018, by IFC Films, and in the United Kingdom on July 6 by Curzon Artificial Eye. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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